Understanding Financial Stability undertakes an in-depth analysis of all the issues related to financial stability. It establishes a general framework for a hol

Financial soundness indicators (FSIs) are methodological tools that help quantify and qualify the soundness and vulnerabilities of financial systems according t

We analyze how bank profitability impacts financial stability from both theoretical and empirical perspectives. We first develop a theoretical model of the rela

Understanding Financial Accounts seeks to show how a range of questions on financial developments can be answered with the framework of financial accounts and b

A multi-faceted look at what global central bank cooperation has - and has not - achieved over the past half century.