This paper is focused on the analysis and comparison of liquidity ratios and asset liability management practices in top three banks from public, private and foreign sector in India. The analysis is based upon the liquidity ratios calculation and the determination of maturity gap profiles for the banks under study. The paper also compares these banks maturity gap profiles with their correspondi...

Private finance initiative (PFI), as a form of public/private partnership (PPP), helps to contract the private sector to governmental projects. In contrast to traditional public financed projects, PFI projects are procured by allowing a private sector entity to take the responsibility to design, build, finance, and operate (DBFO) an asset for a contract period of up to several decades. Moreover...

Iran's banking industry has faced a wide range of changes during recent years and its banks' performance has been affected by these changes. On the one hand, the entry of private banks to the industry has made various changes in the industry's concentration and the market share of banks, on the other hand, banking technologies and strengthened competitive environment have led banks to increase ...

We measure the repo funding extended by money market funds (MMF) and securities lenders to the shadow banking system, including quantities, haircuts, and repo rates by type of underlying collateral. We find that repo played only a small role in funding private sector assets prior to the crisis, as most repos are backed by Treasury and Agency collateral. Repo with private sector collateral contr...

Strategy Deepening IFAD's engagement with the private sector Cover photo: IFAD supports rural business development in Moldova: Women prepare croissants for baking at the Finetia company in Sturzovca village. 3 Abbreviations and acronyms 3 Executive summary 4 Introduction 5 Background 5 Definition of the private sector and public-private partnerships 5 The changing role of the private sector in ...

The paper by Rick Mishkin is a clear and timely overview of the state of the debate on the transparency of central banks. The paper asks three supplementary and related questions on the way to answering the main question – ʻCan central bank transparency go too far? ̓The fi rst question is whether central banks should publish forecasts of a range of variables and not just forecasts of infl ation....