01798cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF015066 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781498367608 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Monetary and Capital Markets Department. South Africa : Financial Sector Assessment Program-Stress Testing the Financial System-Technical Note. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2015. 1 online resource (44 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 Technical Note discusses stress testing (ST) results for the financial system of South Africa. The bank STs suggest that banks have adequate capital to withstand severe shocks, but need larger liquidity capacity to meet regulatory requirements. Even in the severe scenario in which GDP falls for three consecutive years, banks' capital buffers seem sufficient, although the impact of a large default could be significant. Banks also appear resilient to market risks in both the trading and banking books. Some banks, however, would have difficulty meeting the Liquidity Coverage Ratio without the Committed Liquidity Facility of the South African Reserve Bank. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2015/054 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2015/054/002.2015.issue-054-en.xml IMF e-Library