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Metode mjerenja kamatnog rizika u bankama
Methods of Measuring Interest Rate Risk in Banks

Author(s): Boriša Stevanović
Subject(s): Business Economy / Management, Financial Markets
Published by: Oikos institut-Istraživački centar Bijeljina
Keywords: interest rate risk; the bank; interest-sensitive assets; interest-sensitive liabilities;

Summary/Abstract: Subject of this text is the measurement of a bank’s exposure to interest rate risk. Bearing in mind that the interest rate risk exposure of the financial position of the bank variable interest rate, acceptance that risk is a normal part of banking and can be an important source of profitability and company value for shareholders. However, excessive interest rate risk can pose a significant threat to earnings and capital base of the bank. There are various models and methods of measuring a bank’s exposure to interest rate risk on the basis of which one can identify the level of interest rate risk exposure of a certain bank, which ultimately serves for the good management of interest rate risk in the bank.

  • Issue Year: 1/2013
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 79-92
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Bosnian, English