2011年11月16日 01:24  第一财经日报
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　　昨日，央行发布公告，正式就国际货币基金组织(微博)(IMF)和世界银行公布的有关中国“金融部门评估规划”成果报告进行回应。央行表示，总体来看，报告对我国金融体系的评价是客观、积极、正面的，对我国金融体系未来改革建议是富有建设性的。
　　与此同时，央行还称，“我们也注意到，报告中还存在个别不够全面、不够客观的观点，所提出的某些改革措施的具体时间框架和优先顺序等建议尚需结合我国实际深入研究。”
　　上述IMF、世行报告认为，为促进金融体系进一步发展，中国需关注金融体系融资结构不均衡、商业化程度不充分、金融产品和服务覆盖面不够广、养老保险体系需进一步完善、金融基础设施有待改善等问题。
　　报告建议中国继续推进金融改革，加强金融监管，完善金融稳定框架，加快金融体系市场化进程，协调宏观经济和金融政策以扩大金融服务覆盖面，进一步完善金融基础设施。
　　在中国“金融部门评估规划”成果报告中，IMF和世行充分肯定了我国金融体系近年来在商业化转型、增强财务稳健性、改进金融监管等方面取得的显著进展。
　　央行还认为，经过多年改革，中国金融体系在商业化转型方面取得了长足进步。随着主要大型国有金融机构股份制改革的完成，ZF对金融体系的影响已从直接手段转为通过金融机构法人治理结构发挥作用。
　　“利率、汇率改革已取得重大进展，目前市场机制已在利率、汇率形成中发挥着基础性作用。”央行表示，在明确改革方向的同时，具体推进改革步骤时应根据我国实际情况保持灵活性。#

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IMF Expanding Surveillance to Require Mandatory Financial Stability Assessments of Countries with Systemically Important Financial Sectors
Press Release No. 10/357
September 27, 2010
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved making financial stability assessments under the Financial Sector Assessment Program (FSAP) a regular and mandatory part of the Fund’s surveillance for members with systemically important financial sectors. While participation in the FSAP program has been voluntary for all Fund members, the Executive Board’s decision will make financial stability assessments mandatory for members with systemically important financial sectors under Article IV of the Fund’s Articles of Agreement.

The decision adopted on September 21, 2010 to raise the profile of financial stability assessments under the FSAP for members with systemically important financial sectors is a recognition of the central role of financial systems in the domestic economy of its members, as well as in the overall stability of the global economy. It is a major step toward enhancing the Fund’s economic surveillance to take into account the lessons from the recent crisis, which originated in financial imbalances in large and globally interconnected countries.

The FSAP provides the framework for comprehensive and in-depth assessments of a country’s financial sector, and was established in 1999, in the aftermath of the Asian crisis. FSAP assessments are conducted by joint IMF-World Bank teams in developing and emerging market countries, and by the Fund alone in advanced economies. FSAPs have two components, which may also be conducted in separate modules: a financial stability assessment, which is the responsibility of the IMF and, in developing and emerging market countries, a financial development assessment, the responsibility of the World Bank.

These mandatory financial stability assessments will comprise three elements: 1) An evaluation of the source, probability, and potential impact of the main risks to macro-financial stability in the near term, based on an analysis of the structure and soundness of the financial system and its interlinkages with the rest of the economy; 2) An assessment of each countries’ financial stability policy framework, involving an evaluation of the effectiveness of financial sector supervision against international standards; and 3) An assessment of the authorities’ capacity to manage and resolve a financial crisis should the risks materialize, looking at the country’s liquidity management framework, financial safety nets, crisis preparedness and crisis resolution frameworks.

“The FSAP program has been a key tool for analyzing the strengths and weaknesses of the financial systems of IMF member countries. This is why more than three-quarters of the Fund’s members have volunteered for these assessments, some more than once. However, the recent crisis has made clear the need for mandatory and regular assessments of financial stability for countries with large and interconnected financial systems. The Board’s decision represents an important part of the international community’s response to the recent crisis and will buttress our ability to exercise surveillance over a key aspect of the global economic machinery – the financial system,” said John Lipsky, First Deputy Managing Director of the IMF.

A total of 25 jurisdictions were identified as having systemically important financial sectors, based on a methodology that combines the size and interconnectedness of each country’s financial sector. They are in alphabetical order: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, Hong Kong SAR, Italy, Japan, India, Ireland, Luxembourg, Mexico, the Netherlands, Russia, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, the United Kingdom, and the United States. This group of countries covers almost 90 percent of the global financial system and 80 percent of global economic activity. It includes 15 of the Group of 20 member countries, and a majority of members of the Financial Stability Board, which has been working with the IMF on monitoring compliance with international banking regulations and standards. Each country on this list will have a mandatory financial stability assessment every five years. Countries may undergo more frequent assessments, if appropriate, on a voluntary basis. The methodology and list of jurisdictions will be reviewed periodically to make sure it continues to capture the countries with the most systemically important financial sectors that need to be covered by regular, in-depth, mandatory financial stability assessments.

“Going forward, regular stability assessments of systemically important financial sectors should contribute to a deeper the public understanding of the risks to economic stability arising from the financial sector. Financial instability can have a major impact on economic activity and job creation.” Mr. Lipsky said. “At the same time, we are committed—with the World Bank—to ensuring that this new mandate does not crowd out FSAP assessments in other countries.”

For more details see paper Integrating Stability Assessments Under the Financial Sector Assessment Program into Article IV Surveillance

For more information on FSAPs see Factsheet.

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