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					 The Central Bank of Chile, 
					in accordance with its permanent process of adapting to new 
					challenges and trends, has developed a new family of 
					banknotes, using the most advanced technology available to 
					enhance the traditional public confidence on the Chilean 
					banknotes. 
					 
					Explicit deposit insurance has been spreading rapidly in the 
					past decades, most recently to countries with low levels of 
					financial and institutional development. This paper 
					documents the extent of crosscountry differences in deposit-insurance 
					design and reviews empirical evidence on how particular 
					design features affect private market discipline, banking 
					stability, financial development, and the effectiveness of 
					crisis resolution. This evidence challenges the wisdom of 
					encouraging countries to adopt explicit deposit insurance 
					without first stopping to assess and remedy weaknesses in 
					their informational and supervisory environments. The paper 
					also includes recommendations for reforming the Chilean 
					deposit insurance system based on the results of the 
					research reviewed here. 
					 
					http://www.bcentral.cl/eng/studies/working-papers/227.htm    |