Financial Regulatory Forum

   By Patrick Lannin and Sven Nordenstam
   RIGA/STOCKHOLM, July 8 (Reuters) – Latvia wants banks to write off 10 percent of the debt of people who enter a planned scheme to restructure problem loans, the prime minister said on Wednesday, but banks said volumes concerned would be small. (more…)

    By Rodrigo Martinez
   SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Finance ministers from the Americas and leaders from multilateral lenders will huddle in Chile on Friday to evaluate their responses thus far to the global economic crisis and figure out the way ahead.
   Chilean Finance Minister Andres Velasco told Reuters that turbulence has shown the International Monetary Fund and World Bank need more resources for the slump. (more…)