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Fiscal Dimensions of Sustainable Development

International Monetary Fund - 2002

Fiscal policy affects sustainable development through its effects on growth, the environment, and resource development. What are the relationships between fiscal policy and sustainable development, and how does the IMF seek to promote sustainable development in its policy advice? What lessons...

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Unproductive Public Expenditures : A Pragmatic Approach to Policy Analysis

International Monetary Fund - 2005

Public expenditure policy, together with efforts to raise revenue,is at the core of efficient and equitable adjustment. Public expenditureproductivity has critical implications for fiscal adjustment, particularly as the competition for limited public resources intensifies.By providing a...

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The Global Economic and Financial Impact of an Avian Flu Pandemic and the Role of the IMF

International Monetary Fund - 2006

This paper, prepared by a working group of IMF staff, provides a preliminary assessment of the risks and potential impact to the global economy and financial system from a possible avian flu pandemic, discusses the IMF’s role in helping member countries prepare their economic and financial...

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Financial Organization and Operations of the IMF

International Monetary Fund - 2001 - 6th Edition ed

This pamphlet describes the financial structure and operations of the IMF, as well as the sources of IMF financing, the policies associated with the use of IMF resources, the role of the IMF as trustee to various accounts that are administered by it, and the safeguards established for protecting...

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Financial Organization and Operations of the IMF (Revised 1998)

International Monetary Fund - 1998

ensure a stable world financial system and sustainable economic growth …

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Good Governance : The IMF's Role

International Monetary Fund - 1998

Good governance is important for countries at all stages of development. Our approach is to concentrate on those aspects of good governance that are most closely related to our surveillance over macroeconomic policies- namely, the transparency of government accounts, the effectiveness of public...

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Making the Global Economy Work for All (Revised)

International Monetary Fund - 2004

set up by treaty in 1945 to help promote the health of the world economy. Through its work, the IMF helps to keep the … world economy running as smoothly as possible. Its work is aimed partly at the prevention of economic and financial crises … countries' economic size, determine countries' voting power in the IMF and the limits to what they can borrow. The IMF and World …

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Funding the IMF

International Monetary Fund - 2005

This paper discusses reasons functions of the IMF, why it needs more resources, and how these resources will be used. The IMF provides a forum for cooperation, having as its objective the balanced expansion of international trade in order to stimulate employment and improve economic conditions...

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What is the International Monetary Fund?

International Monetary Fund - 2006

prevention, and how it is helping the world’s poorest countries. Revised in August 2006 …

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Floating Currencies, Gold, and SDR's : Some Recent Legal Developments

International Monetary Fund - 1976

This paper outlines legal developments related to floating currencies, gold, and special drawing rights (SDRs) in the IMF. The Articles of the Fund require each member to establish a par value for its currency in terms of gold as a common denominator. Alternatively, the par value may be...

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