Mr.Fazurin Jamaludin

Financial Inclusion in Asia-Pacific

Asia has made significant progress in financial inclusion, but both its across-country and intra-country disparities are among the highest in the worl...

What Drives Interest Rate Spreads in Pacific Island Countries? An Empirical Investigation

Growth has been sluggish in Pacific island countries (PICs). High cost of credit is likely one of the reasons. While the small scale, geographic dispe...

The Financial Inclusion Landscape in the Asia-Pacific Region: A Dozen Key Findings

Financial inclusion is a multidimensional concept and countries have chosen diverse methods of enhancing financial inclusion with varying degrees of r...

Bank Profitability in Europe: Not Here to Stay

Slower passthrough of policy interest rate hikes to deposit rates relative to their loan rates has led to sharply wider bank net interest margins. Com...

Challenges in Correspondent Banking in the Small States of the Pacific

Access to financial services in the small states of the Pacific is being eroded. Weaknesses in Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Te...

Asia and Pacific

Small States Monitor, April 2014: Volume 1, Issue 1

The work on the small states is an important component of the IMF’s global policy agenda. Among the 36 member countries covered by the IMF Asia and ...

Asia and Pacific Small States Monitor, August 2014

This issue of the Asia & Pacific Small States Monitor focuses on the challenges facing Asia and Pacific small states associated with natural disasters...