Banking and Monetary Policies in a Changing Financial Environment

Name: Banking and Monetary Policies in a Changing Financial Environment
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Banking and Monetary Policies in a Changing Financial EnvironmentA regulatory approach\nAuthor(s): Wassim Shahin, Elias El-Achkar\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138913530, 978-1138913530\nSynopsis\nThe 21st century witnessed major changes in the financial environment surrounding bank regulators and banks. Banking and Monetary Policies in a Changing Financial Environment delves into three of these developments and challenges.\n\nThe first change in the financial environment relates to the rise in the number and sophistication of financial and economic crimes which shaped the international regulatory architecture. New rules and regulations led to the creation of new strategies to combat these crimes, especially those concerning the spread of more advanced money laundering methods and techniques, terrorist financing after the 9/11 attacks, and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. The second developmen.