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Other authors / contributors: | Heng, Dyna, author, (IMFstaff)
Ivanova, Anna, 1968- author, (IMFstaff)
Mariscal, Rodrigo, author, (IMFstaff)
Ramakrishnan, Uma, author, (IMFstaff)
Wong, Joyce Cheng, author, (IMFstaff)
International Monetary Fund. Western Hemisphere Department, issuing body.
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ISBN: | 1484321715 9781484321713
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ISSN: | 1018-5941
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Notes: | "April 2016." At head of title: "Western Hemisphere Department." Includes bibliographical references (pages 30-32). Online resource; title from pdf title page (IMF.org Web site, viewed April 11, 2016).
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Summary: | This paper examines the state of financial development in the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region as well as potential growth and stability implications from further development. The analysis suggests that access to financial institutions has expanded notably in the past decade, and the region compares favorably with other emerging market regions on this dimension. The region, however, continues to lag behind peers on broader financial development, especially with respect to markets, though there is substantial heterogeneity across countries. Financial systems in many LAC countries are also underdeveloped relative to their macroeconomic fundamentals. Further financial development could convey net benefits to the region, provided there is adequate regulatory oversight to prevent excesses--Abstract.
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Standard no.: | 10.5089/9781484321713.001
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