While the Nobel committee deliberated, the IMF hinted at some of these challenges in its recent global financial stability report.

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The October 2012 Global Financial Stability Report (GFSR) finds increased risks to the global financial system, with the euro-zone crisis the principal source of concern.

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The IMF also published an update to its Global Financial Stability Report said that risks to financial stability in the banking sector had increased in the second quarter of this year because of the continued slow global recovery and fears about the quality of bank assets in Europe.

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The IMF devoted part of its global financial-stability report to them.

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"It is not just a question of tackling corruption in business - it is also important for financial and economic stability and the ongoing reforms of the global financial architecture, " the report said.

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