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We investigate whether temporary members of the UN Security Council receive favorable treatment from the IMF, using … temporary UN Security Council membership and participation in IMF programs, even after accounting for economic and political … the number of conditions included in IMF programs. The size of the loan, however, is not affected by UNSC membership. …
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On 3 December EY hosted a SUERF conference on banking reform with Sir Howard Davies, the Chairman of RBS, and Dame Colette Bowe, the Chairman of the Banking Standards Board, as the two keynote speakers. Professor David Miles (Imperial College) gave the SUERF 2015 Annual Lecture on Capital and...
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relation to the requirements of the IMF Code of Good Practices on Fiscal Transparency based on discussions with the authorities …
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The U.S. economy continued to grow strongly over the year even in the face of a withdrawal of monetary stimulus and high oil prices. Executive Directors commended the Federal Reserve for its monetary tightening. They recognized that the financial sector has proven innovative and resilient. They...
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The authorities’ program for 2003–05, supported by the previous Stand-By Arrangement (SBA), successfully stabilized the economy despite difficult conditions. A new economic program for 2006–08 is needed to consolidate macroeconomic stability, address remaining...
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This paper studies the factors that have influenced countries' participation in IMF drawing programs. IMF drawing …-track, it provides a closer link to the factors that have influenced the evolution of IMF credit outstanding. The analysis uses … determinants of countries' participation in IMF drawing programs. The importance of the global factor is not uniform during the …
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All financial institutions specialize, in dimensions that may include categories of assets and liabilities, types of services offered, customer demographics, and geographic coverage. The International Monetary Fund is the only international financial institution that is universal in its...
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The design of the optimal sovereign insurance contract is analyzed when: the sovereign chooses the contract; effort is not contractible; shocks are of uncertain magnitude; the sovereign can save; and the sovereign can default. Under these conditions: i) an ex ante premium leads to higher coverage;...
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