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Record Nr.

UNINA9910810228003321

Titolo

Democratic Republic of the Congo : : Financial System Stability Assessment

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C. : , : International Monetary Fund, , 2014

ISBN

1-4983-8039-5

1-4983-2725-7

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (63 p.)

Collana

IMF Staff Country Reports

Disciplina

309.1675

Soggetti

Financial institutions - Congo (Democratic Republic)

Banks and Banking

Money and Monetary Policy

Industries: Financial Services

Finance: General

Banks

Depository Institutions

Micro Finance Institutions

Mortgages

Monetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit: General

Financial Institutions and Services: Government Policy and Regulation

Monetary Systems

Standards

Regimes

Government and the Monetary System

Payment Systems

General Financial Markets: Government Policy and Regulation

Banking

Finance

Monetary economics

Financial services law & regulation

Loans

Commercial banks

Credit

Capital adequacy requirements

Financial institutions

Money

Currencies



Financial sector stability

Financial sector policy and analysis

Banks and banking

Asset requirements

Financial services industry

Congo (Democratic Republic) Economic conditions

Congo (Democratic Republic) Economic policy

Congo, Democratic Republic of the

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; CONTENTS; GLOSSARY; EXECUTIVE SUMMARY; INTRODUCTION; TABLES; 1. Selected Economic and Financial Indicators, 2011-2019; FINANCIAL SECTOR STRUCTURE AND PERFORMANCE; A. The Banking Sector and Financial Stability; 2. Structure of the Banking System; FIGURES; 1. Banking Systems Balance Sheet; 2. Comparative Indicators of Banking System Soundness; 3. Financial Soundness Indicators, 2010-2013; B. The Nonbanking Sector and Financial Stability; 4. End-2012 Banks' Income Statements; 5. Number of Microfinance Institutions Not Meeting the Regulatory Norms

RISKS AND RESILIENCE OF THE BANKING SECTOR A. Financial Sector Vulnerabilities; 3. Comparison of Micro-financial Buffers, 2009 vs. 2013; 6. Risk Assessment Matrix; B. Banking Sector Resilience; C. Credit Risk; 4. Estimated Banks' Capital Needs if the Exchange Rate Depreciates Sharply; 7. Solvency and Liqudity Stress Tests; D. Liquidity Risk; 5. Large Concentration Exposures; E. Interbank Contagion Risk; FINANCIAL SECTOR SUPERVISION AND REGULATORY FRAMEWORK; 6. Supervisory Structure; CRISIS MANAGEMENT AND SAFETY NETS; A. Crisis Preparedness; B. Responding to a Crisis; C. Deposit Insurance System

DEVELOPMENT AND MARKET STRUCTURE ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING; 8. Key Recommendations (Extended); APPENDICES; I. The Central Bank: Autonomy and Monetary Policy Tools; II. De-dollarization: Preconditions, Operational Aspects, and Risks; III. The Resolution of the Banque Congolaise; IV. Observance of the Basel Core Principles; V. Stress Test Matrix

Sommario/riassunto

This Financial System Stability Assessment on the Democratic Republic of the Congo highlights that the Congolese financial sector has recovered from the crisis of 2009 but is at a crossroads. Although reforms have been initiated, the system remains shallow, highly dollarized, and characterized by balance sheet fragilities. The authorities have announced a de-dollarization process; however, greater progress on reforms to strengthen the financial system is needed to support financial deepening and economic growth. The team’s analysis suggests that the financial system remains vulnerable. Resilience to shocks is undermined by the lack of risk-based supervision, lax regulation and weak enforcement of existing regulations, low profitability, and an excessive reliance on sight deposits. Steps are also needed to improve the capacity for micro- and macroprudential supervision. The implementation of risk-based



supervision for individual banks is a critical prerequisite for effective crisis prevention. Assessments of bank-specific and systemic soundness are severely handicapped by weak supervisory data and other information gaps. There are significant weaknesses in accounting and auditing practices and, even if indicators suggest high capitalization levels, a more detailed analysis suggests banks are under-provisioned, partly owing to lax definitions of nonperforming loans and provisioning rules.