Stress Testing in Sub-Saharan Africa: Practices, Communications, and Capacity Development
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Summary:
The paper finds that supervisory stress tests are conducted in more than half of sub-Saharan African countries, particularly in western and southern Africa, and that the number of individual stress tests has grown exponentially since the early 2010s. By contrast, few central banks publish assessments of macro-financial linkages; the focus leans more toward discussing trends and weaknesses within the financial sector than on outside risks that may negatively affect its performance.
Series:
Departmental Paper No. 2020/007
Subject:
Banking Commercial banks Communications in revenue administration Credit risk Financial institutions Financial regulation and supervision Financial sector policy and analysis Financial sector stability Revenue administration Stress testing
English
Publication Date:
May 11, 2020
ISBN/ISSN:
9781513532912/2616-5333
Stock No:
STSSAEA
Pages:
58
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