02264cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF016059 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781513520933 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Monetary and Capital Markets Department. Malta : Financial Sector Assessment Program-Technical Note-Macroprudential Policy Framework and Tools. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2019. 1 online resource (29 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 evaluates the domestic macroprudential policy framework in Malta and provides recommendations to strengthen it. It assesses: the domestic institutional arrangements; the systemic risk monitoring framework; and the macroprudential policy toolkit. It also assesses current financial vulnerabilities in Malta to develop specific policy recommendations. The paper also reviews the current domestic institutional arrangements and provides recommendations and discusses the existing systemic risk monitoring framework and provides options to enhance it further. The legal backing of inter-agency coordination could be further strengthened. The report highlights that the planned introduction of borrower-based measures is a welcome step to proactively address a build-up of vulnerabilities in the housing and household sectors. There is scope to refine the design of the planned borrower-based measures to reduce uncertainty over policy effects. The Central Bank of Malta plans to introduce borrower-based measures to proactively address the potential build-up of vulnerabilities in the housing and household sectors. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2019/349 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2019/349/002.2019.issue-349-en.xml IMF e-Library