Financial Sector Development in the Pacific DMCs - Volume 1: Regional Report
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Hardcopy price: $10.00 ISBN: 971-561-391-8
Publication Date: September 2001
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This regional report assesses the state of financial sector development in seven of the 12 Pacific developing member countries of the ADB.
It consolidates the findings of individual country reports on the Fiji Islands, Kiribati, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, and Vanuatu (presented in a second volume), and recommends strategies for developing sound financial systems in the areas of
- macroeconomic policy
- banking systems
- nonbank financial institutions
- financial markets
- microfinance
- land tenure systems
Abbreviations, Foreword, and Executive Summary [ PDF: 77kb | 17 pages ]
Introduction [ PDF: 6kb | 97 pages ]
- Financial Sector Development in Small Economies
- Purposes of the Report
Macroeconomic Environments [ PDF: 96kb | 13 pages ]
- Macroeconomic Performance
- Economic Management
Banking Systems [ PDF: 97kb | 22 pages ]
- Background
- Financial Deepening and Intermediation
- Competition
- Prudential Framework, Supervision, and Central Bank Autonomy
Nonbank Financial Institutions [ PDF: 109kb | 24 pages ]
- Development Finance Institutions
- National Provident Funds
Development of Financial Markets [ PDF: 116kb | 25 pages ]
- Money and Bond Markets
- Equity and Debt Funding
- Legal and Regulatory Framework
- Stock Exchanges
Microfinance [ PDF: 124kb | 28 pages ]
- Demand for Microfinance Services
- Supply of Microfinance Services
- Performance of Selected Microfinance Institutions
- Experiences and Lessons in Microfinance
- The Feasibility of Microfinance in Small Pacific Economies
Land Ownership Issues [ PDF: 104kb | 22 pages ]
- Customary Land
- Individually Owned Land
- Government-Owned Land
- Crop and Livestock as Collateral Security
- Disputes
Key Constraints on Financial Sector Development [ PDF: 60kb | 11 pages ]
- The Real Sector
- The Financial Sector
Strategies for Financial Sector Development [ PDF: 91kb | 20 pages ]
- Banking Systems
- Nonbank Financial Institutions
- Capital Markets
- Microfinance
- Land Tenure and Use of Land for Collateral
Appendix [ PDF: 42kb | 5 pages ]
References [ PDF: 37kb | 4 pages ]
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First published September 2001
This paper was prepared by consultants for the Asian Development Bank. The findings, interpretations, and conclusions expressed in it do not necessarily represent the views of ADB or those of its member governments.
Asian Development Bank does not guarantee the accuracy of the data included in the publication and accepts no responsibility whatsoever for any consequences of their use.
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