In addition, more and more financial interaction is taking place within the financial sector itself: Financial assets held by the financial sector have increased by more than 100%. In comparison, the growth in total financial assets held by households and non-financialcorporations is significantly lower at around 50% and 70%, respectively. Two starkly different explanations for this phenomenon are currently being debated.
Right now, the International Monetary Fund is the main provider of emergency assistance to a country that runs into financial difficulties, while its private creditors are not always involved.