... Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Estonia, Finland, Ghana, Indonesia, Jamaica, Japan, Korea, Latvia, Lithuania, Malaysia, Mexico, Nicaragua, Norway, Paraguay, Philippines, Russia, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Thailand, ... Laeven, and Noguera (2005) banking crisis database, and is the most complete and detailed database on banking crises to date JEL Classification Numbers: G21, G28 Keywords: banking crisis, financial ... © 2008 International Monetary Fund WP/08/224 IMF Working Paper Research Department Systemic Banking Crises: A New Database Prepared by Luc Laeven and Fabian Valencia1 Authorized for distribution...