05399oam 22013454 450 991096125870332120250426110941.0978661382209397814623588921462358896978145275822014527582209781282542143128254214197814519088861451908881(CKB)3360000000443246(EBL)3014420(SSID)ssj0000941496(PQKBManifestationID)11586506(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000941496(PQKBWorkID)10964419(PQKB)11542641(OCoLC)698585722(IMF)WPIEE2006094(MiAaPQ)EBC3014420(IMF)WPIEA2006094WPIEA2006094(EXLCZ)99336000000044324620020129d2006 uf 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrInterest Rate Determination in Lebanon /Tushar Poddar, Mangal Goswami, Juan Sole, Victor Echévarria Icaza1st ed.Washington, D.C. :International Monetary Fund,2006.1 online resource (24 p.)IMF Working Papers"April 2006."9781451863543 1451863543 Includes bibliographical references.""Contents""; ""I. INTRODUCTION""; ""II. THEORETICAL BACKGROUND""; ""III. EMPIRICAL STRATEGY""; ""IV. TRENDS IN INTEREST RATES""; ""V. RESULTS""; ""VI. DISCUSSION""; ""VII. CONCLUSIONS""; ""REFERENCES""This paper seeks to understand how interest rates are formed in Lebanon, by focusing on the pass-through from benchmark rates, prevailing liquidity conditions, and the main characteristics of the Lebanese economy, notably its open capital account, fixed exchange rate, high government borrowing requirement, large public debt, and high degree of deposit dollarization. We find that international interest rates are an important element in the determination of interest rates in Lebanon. In particular, the pass-through of global benchmark rates to interest rates on sovereign bonds is about 70 percent. The less-than-complete pass-through could be attributed to a home-bias effect reflecting a relatively stable and dedicated investor base. The study also shows that interest rates in Lebanon are affected by liquidity conditions as well as perceived sovereign risk.IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ;No. 2006/094Interest ratesLebanonEconometric modelsCountry riskLebanonEconometric modelsBankingimfBanks and BankingimfCapital and Ownership StructureimfCentral banksimfDeposit ratesimfExchange rate riskimfFinanceimfFinancial regulation and supervisionimfFinancial Risk and Risk ManagementimfFinancial risk managementimfFinancial services law & regulationimfFinancial servicesimfFinancing PolicyimfForeign exchange reservesimfGoodwillimfInterbank ratesimfInterest ratesimfInterest Rates: Determination, Term Structure, and EffectsimfInternational reservesimfMonetary baseimfMonetary economicsimfMonetary PolicyimfMonetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit: GeneralimfMoney and Monetary PolicyimfMoney supplyimfMoneyimfValue of FirmsimfUnited StatesimfInterest ratesEconometric models.Country riskEconometric models.BankingBanks and BankingCapital and Ownership StructureCentral banksDeposit ratesExchange rate riskFinanceFinancial regulation and supervisionFinancial Risk and Risk ManagementFinancial risk managementFinancial services law & regulationFinancial servicesFinancing PolicyForeign exchange reservesGoodwillInterbank ratesInterest ratesInterest Rates: Determination, Term Structure, and EffectsInternational reservesMonetary baseMonetary economicsMonetary PolicyMonetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit: GeneralMoney and Monetary PolicyMoney supplyMoneyValue of FirmsPoddar Tushar1815755Goswami Mangal1815731Icaza Victor Echévarria1815756Sole Juan1159164DcWaIMFBOOK9910961258703321Interest Rate Determination in Lebanon4371263UNINA