Showing 1 - 8 of 8
This paper reviews progress under the Fund's strengthened cooperative strategy on overdue financial obligations. Since the last review, total arrears to the Fund declined by SDR 17.5 million to SDR 1,309.5 million. Payments to the Fund by Sudan and Zimbabwe were in excess of new obligations...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014410203
This paper summarizes the main governance challenges and reform options facing the IMF, drawing together the analysis … and reform proposals in the reports of the Eminent Persons Group (headed by Trevor Manuel), the IEO, and a range of other … selecting key issues and proposals, and in laying out some of the pros and cons. With reform of quotas/voting power on a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014410402
The recent financial crisis has given renewed urgency to the need for resolution systems for financial institutions, which both safeguard financial stability and limit moral hazard. However, experience demonstrates that these systems will not be effective unless progress is also made in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014410343
This paper sets out, and seeks to make operational, a core package for the consideration of the Executive Board and, subsequently, the Board of Governors. The reforms would lead to a major overhaul of the Fund's quotas and governance, strengthening the Fund's legitimacy and effectiveness. The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014410084
reform, drawing on insights from 22 country case studies undertaken by IMF staff and analyses carried out by other …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014410519
Initiatives and Reform Options". It provides further empirical evidence of benefits of public debt transparency and elaborates on …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015059025
This paper focuses on two key features of the financial terms and maturities of high access to the Fund's General Resources Account (GRA): surcharges and time-based repurchase expectations. Surcharges, which together with the adjusted rate of charge determine the cost of high access to Fund...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014409860
At its most recent meeting in April 2010, the IMFC pledged to complete the 14th General Review of Quotas before January 2011. This follows an earlier call by G-20 Leaders and the IMFC to bring forward the deadline for completing the 14th Review by two years as part of the multilateral response...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014410153