TY - BOOK ID - 84541792 TI - Financial System Soundness in the Caribbean : An Initial Assessment AU - Cherebin, Desiree. AU - Polius, Tracy. AU - Worrell, Rupert. PY - 2001 SN - 1462317626 1452733074 128204981X 9786613798114 1451899912 PB - Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, DB - UniCat KW - Banks and Banking KW - Finance: General KW - Industries: Financial Services KW - Banks KW - Depository Institutions KW - Micro Finance Institutions KW - Mortgages KW - Financial Institutions and Services: Government Policy and Regulation KW - Financial Institutions and Services: General KW - Pension Funds KW - Non-bank Financial Institutions KW - Financial Instruments KW - Institutional Investors KW - Banking KW - Finance KW - Commercial banks KW - Insurance companies KW - Financial sector KW - Credit bureaus KW - Financial institutions KW - Financial services KW - Financial markets KW - Economic sectors KW - Banks and banking KW - Financial services industry KW - Credit ratings KW - Barbados UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:84541792 AB - A survey of the financial systems of Caribbean countries reveals systems dominated by banks, with services widely available. Jamaica is the only country to have experienced a financial crisis. The paper describes recent improvements in the regulatory framework, and examines factors, which affect the soundness of the financial system, using both intuitive and econometric methodologies. The study identifies regulatory improvements that are needed, as well as additional data and analysis required to complete the assessment, which revealed no new threats to the financial system. ER -