RESTARTING SECURITIZATION MARKETS IS CRITICAL
IMF: securitization can positively contribute to financial stability and sustainable economic growth
Although recent public opinion has focused on what went wrong with securitization, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), it is important to recognize the many benefits associated with sound securitization. Mobilizing illiquid assets and transferring credit risk away from the banking system to a more diversified set of holders continues to be an important objective of securitization, and the structuring technology in which different tranches are sold to various investors is meant to help to more finely tailor the distribution of risks and returns to potential …
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IMF REPORT ON THE DUTCH CARIBBEAN
A long period of stagnation appears to have ended in the Netherlands Antilles
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) undertook a mission – an official staff visit to the Netherlands Antilles – as part of regular consultations under Article IV of the IMF’s Articles of Agreement. Click here for their preliminary conclusions.
According to the IMF, sustaining investor confidence would be important for ensuring that growth remains above historical norms in the medium term.
The IMF projects growth in the islands now comprising the Netherlands Antilles to moderate to some 2½ percent by 2011. This is cautiously optimistic, and …
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