tailieunhanh - Chapter 2: Indicators of Financial Structure, Development, and Soundness

This chapter presents an overview of quantitative indicators of financial structure, devel- opment, and soundness. It provides guidance on key system-wide and sectoral indicators, including definitions, measurement, and usage. Key data sources for these indicators are explained in appendix C (Data Sources for Financial Sector Assessments). Detailed analysis and benchmarking of these indicators are discussed in chapters 3 and 4. More detailed data requirements are presented in appendix B (Illustrative Data Questionnaires for Comprehensive Financial Sector Assessments) | 2 Chapter 2 Indicators of Financial Structure Development and Soundness This chapter presents an overview of quantitative indicators of financial structure development and soundness. It provides guidance on key system-wide and sectoral indicators including definitions measurement and usage. Key data sources for these indicators are explained in appendix C Data Sources for Financial Sector Assessments . Detailed analysis and benchmarking of these indicators are discussed in chapters 3 and 4. More detailed data requirements are presented in appendix B Illustrative Data Questionnaires for Comprehensive Financial Sector Assessments . Financial Structure and Development Indicators of financial structure include system-wide indicators of size breadth and composition of the financial system indicators of key attributes such as competition concentration efficiency and access and measures of the scope coverage and outreach of financial services. System-wide Indicators Financial structure is defined in terms of the aggregate size of the financial sector its sectoral composition and a range of attributes of individual sectors that determine their effectiveness in meeting users requirements. The evaluation of financial structure should cover the roles of the key institutional players including the central bank commercial and merchant banks savings institutions development finance institutions insurance companies mortgage entities pension funds and financial market institutions. The functioning of financial markets including money foreign exchange and capital markets including 15 Financial Sector Assessment A Handbook 2 bonds equities and derivative and structured finance products should also be covered. For financial institutions the structural overview should focus on identifying the number and types of institutions as well as growth trends of major balance sheet aggregates for financial markets a description of the size and growth trends in various financial market