01744cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF013879 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781475589511 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. European Dept. Nordic Regional Report : 2013 Cluster Consultation. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2013. 1 online resource (48 pages) IMF Staff Country Reports <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students This paper examines 2013 Cluster Consultation-a Nordic Regional IMF staff report. Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden that form the Nordic region share a set of strong economic and social institutions and policies, with emphasis on education, high income equality, high employment, innovative and competitive business environment, et cetera The IMF report suggests that strong national financial sector policies and regional cooperation would help mitigate common challenges and shared risks. Cooperative regional policies, such as introducing binding macroprudential minima and clear ex ante burden-sharing arrangements are expected to help limit the costs from any large bank failures. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2013/274 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2013/274/002.2013.issue-274-en.xml IMF e-Library