Denmark has demonstrated remarkable resilience in the face of the pandemic and energy crises. Staff expects robust growth to continue in 2024, but there are considerable external risks, including from ...

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1 Voting power varies on certain matters pertaining to the General Department with use of the Fund's resources in that Department. 2 Percentages of total votes (5,039,930) in the General Department ...

Supervision of less significant institutions (LSIs) is effective in the Netherlands. The De Nederlandsche Bank’s (DNB) supervisory approach to LSI supervision is intrusive and transparent. It builds ...

The Netherlands has a large financial system. The system’s assets are roughly eight times the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of the Netherlands. Banks account for about one third of the financial system ...

Regulation of securities and derivatives markets in the European Union (EU) has changed materially since the last Netherlands FSAP, with further reforms underway. Major reforms for securities and ...

Dutch financial institutions are exposed to the effects of climate change through both physical and transition risks. Physical risks are mostly represented by flood risk while transition risks are ...

Macroprudential policy in the Netherlands has centered on the residential real estate (RRE) market given the importance of this market for households, banks, and insurers. RRE represents nearly 50 ...

The Netherlands is exposed to both physical and transition risks from climate change. Due to unique geographic factors, about 60 percent of the land surface in the Netherlands is vulnerable to ...

Almost two-thirds of countries in the Middle East and Central Asia are exploring adopting a central bank digital currency as ...

The Latvian economy contracted in 2023 with significant disinflation against the backdrop of geopolitical headwinds.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the People’s Bank of China (PBoC) today announced the opening of a new IMF regional center in Shanghai, People’s Republic of China.