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Record Nr.

UNINA9910788402603321

Autore

Billmeier Andreas

Titolo

Analyzing Balance Sheet Vulnerabilities in a Dollarized Economy : : The Case of Georgia / / Andreas Billmeier, Johan Mathisen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C. : , : International Monetary Fund, , 2006

ISBN

1-4623-7704-1

1-4527-6830-7

1-283-51748-5

1-4519-8697-1

9786613829931

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (29 p.)

Collana

IMF Working Papers

Altri autori (Persone)

MathisenJohan

Soggetti

Dollar, American

Fiscal policy - Georgia

Monetary policy - Georgia

Banks and Banking

Exports and Imports

Finance: General

Money and Monetary Policy

Methodology for Collecting, Estimating, and Organizing Macroeconomic Data

Data Access

Macroeconomic Policy, Macroeconomic Aspects of Public Finance, and General Outlook: General

Accounting

Macroeconomic Analyses of Economic Development

Economywide Country Studies: Europe

Banks

Depository Institutions

Micro Finance Institutions

Mortgages

Monetary Systems

Standards

Regimes

Government and the Monetary System

Payment Systems

General Financial Markets: Government Policy and Regulation

International Lending and Debt Problems

Monetary Policy



Banking

Monetary economics

Finance

International economics

Commercial banks

Currencies

Currency mismatches

External debt

International reserves

Financial institutions

Money

Financial sector policy and analysis

Central banks

Banks and banking

Financial risk management

Debts, External

Foreign exchange reserves

Georgia

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"July 2006".

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

""Contents""; ""I. INTRODUCTION""; ""II. BACKGROUND""; ""III. ANALYTICAL FRAMEWORK, KEY CONCEPTS, AND DATA""; ""IV. FOREIGN CURRENCY MISMATCHES IN GEORGIA ""; ""V. ADDRESSING BALANCE-SHEET VULNERABILITIES IN GEORGIA""; ""VI. CONCLUSIONS AND POLICY IMPLICATIONS""; ""REFERENCES""

Sommario/riassunto

Balance-sheet analysis (BSA) complements traditional flow-oriented macroeconomic analysis by gauging mismatches in aggregate and sectoral balance sheets of an economy. Enabled by recent progress in data availability, this paper applies BSA to Georgia, focusing on currency mismatches. In reviewing developments over the last five years, the paper finds that the still-high level of dollarization continues to create financial vulnerabilities, but that the overall level of currency mismatch has fallen and that liquidity problems are unlikely, in part owing to a strengthening of sectoral buffers, hedges, and insurance against shocks. Policy recommendations include accumulating reserves, strengthening securities markets, enhancing banking supervision, and maintaining a flexible exchange rate.