TY - BOOK AU - Schipke,Alfred ED - International Monetary Fund. TI - Capital markets and financial intermediation in the Baltics SN - 1589062728 AV - HG5589.6.A3 C37 2004 U1 - 332.0415 PY - 2004/// CY - Washington, D.C. PB - International Monetary Fund KW - Capital market KW - Banks and banking, Foreign KW - Intermediation (Finance) KW - Economic history KW - Membership requirements KW - European Union KW - Baltic States N1 - "...Based on a staff background paper for the 2003 Article IV consultations between the International Monetary Fund and the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Latvia, and the Republic of Lithuania" -- v; Includes bibliographical references (p. 35-38) N2 - Capital Markets and Financial Intermediation in The Baltics analyzes the financial systems of the three countries and discusses some of their unique characteristics. The study also examines current distortions of the systems and discusses whether or not the Baltics should move from an almost exclusively bank-based system to one that relies more on capital markets. In the process, it addresses issues of corporate governance and regional integration UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy046/2004299646.html ER -