01652cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF014294 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781484338797 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. European Dept. Albania : Financial System Stability Assessment. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2014. 1 online resource (95 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 discusses the Financial System Stability Assessment report on Albania. The IMF report states that the Albanian economy is weak, macroeconomic imbalances are large, and the financial sector faces several risks. Capital-to-asset ratios are sizable, but banks hold large amounts of government bonds that expose banks to sizeable losses in case of a sovereign debt re-pricing and balance sheets have deteriorated as a result of a rapid increase of nonperforming loans (NPLs). The authorities have taken steps to reduce the existing stock of NPLs with technical assistance from the World Bank. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2014/079 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2014/079/002.2014.issue-079-en.xml IMF e-Library