Bolivia: Selected Issues and Statistical Annex

International Monetary Fund

No 1997/099, IMF Staff Country Reports from International Monetary Fund

Abstract: This Selected Issues paper and Statistical Annex identifies the sources of bank problems in Bolivia. It describes the measures to strengthen the system since 1985, and assesses the early results of bank restructuring in 1994–96. The paper highlights that prior to 1985, financial intermediation was subject to extensive controls on both interest rates and the allocation of credit, and hyperinflation distorted bank credit decisions even further. The paper also describes the basic features of the old pension system of Bolivia, and reviews the main innovations of the new system.

Keywords: ISCR; CR; bank; capital; cost; fund; restructured bank; bank portfolio; bank capital adequacy; bank Poblems; FONDESIF loan; bank problem; problem bank; banks' liquidity; bank assets; distressed bank; Pension spending; Loans; Commercial banks; Wages; Pension reform (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 93
Date: 1997-11-11
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