02869nam 2200589Ia 450 991045212890332120200520144314.01-280-72556-797866107255640-8213-6637-8(CKB)1000000000469565(EBL)459392(OCoLC)507512707(SSID)ssj0000089206(PQKBManifestationID)11123996(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000089206(PQKBWorkID)10088818(PQKB)11075228(MiAaPQ)EBC459392(Au-PeEL)EBL459392(CaPaEBR)ebr10155139(CaONFJC)MIL72556(OCoLC)232360134(EXLCZ)99100000000046956520060403d2006 uf 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrReforming payments and securities settlement systems in Latin America[electronic resource] /Massimo Cirasino ... [et al.]Washington, DC World Bank20061 online resource (300 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8213-6635-1 Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; Preface; Contributors; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; 1 Introduction; 2 Major Trends in Payments and Securities Settlement Systems; 3 Assessment Tools; 4 Payments Systems Assessment Findings in Latin America and the Caribbean; 5 Securities Settlement Systems Assessment Findings in Latin America and the Caribbean; 6 Transparency, Oversight, and Cooperation in Payments Systems; 7 Implementing Payments and Securities Settlement Systems Reforms; 8 Concluding Remarks; APPENDIX; References; IndexIn the Latin America and Caribbean Region (LAC) efforts to raise the awareness of the importance of modernizing national payments systems were formalized in 1999 through the ""Western Hemisphere Payments and Securities Clearance and Settlement Initiative"" (WHI), dedicated to the assessment of payments and securities settlement systems in the LAC countries. This book extracts the main lessons and experiences of the WHI. It describes major trends in payments and securities settlement systems worldwide and undertakes an assessment of LAC systems in relation to international standards and bestPaymentLatin AmericaClearing of securitiesLatin AmericaElectronic books.PaymentClearing of securities332.64/2Cirasino Massimo936825MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910452128903321Reforming payments and securities settlement systems in Latin America2110052UNINA