01844cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF017329 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781475564921 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Monetary and Capital Markets Department. Finland : Financial Sector Assessment Program: Technical Note-Stress Testing the Banking System and Interconnectedness Analysis. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2017. 1 online resource (85 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 the results of stress testing of Finland's banking system. Despite high capitalization levels, there are important vulnerabilities in the Finnish banking system. Near-term risks are largely tilted to the downside, stemming from both external and domestic sources. A sharper-than-expected global growth slowdown would be a drag on Finland's export and GDP growth. Although so far high compared with the rest of the euro area banks, Finnish banks' profitability is facing challenges from the low interest rate environment and the low economic growth. Vulnerabilities include funding risks, contagion risks, and challenges related to long-term profitability. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2017/006 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2017/006/002.2017.issue-006-en.xml IMF e-Library