United States : Financial Sector Assessment Program-Financial System Stability Assessment.

This paper discusses the results of the Financial System Stability Assessment on the United States made under the Financial Sector Assessment Program. It is found that welcome steps have been taken in strengthening the financial system. The Financial Stability Oversight Council now provides a useful...

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Corporate Author: International Monetary Fund. Monetary and Capital Markets Department
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2015.
Series:IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2015/170
Online Access:Full text available on IMF
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