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International Monetary Fund - 2010

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...

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IMF Governance-Summary of Issues and Reform Options

International Monetary Fund - 2009

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 …

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Update on the Financing of the IMF's Concessional Assistance and Debt Relief to Low-Income Member Countries

International Monetary Fund - 2008

This paper provides a semi-annual review of the status of financing for Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility-Exogenous Shocks Facility (PRGF-ESF) lending, subsidization of emergency assistance to PRGF-eligible countries, and Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) and Multilateral Debt Relief...

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Statement by the Managing Director to the International Monetary and Financial Committee on the IMF Reform Agenda

International Monetary Fund - 2010

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...

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Fund Concessional Financial Support For Low-Income Countries-Responding To The Pandemic

International Monetary Fund - 2021

This paper proposes a package of policy reforms and a funding strategy to ensure that the Fund has the capacity to respond flexibly to LICs' needs during the pandemic and recovery. The key policy reforms proposed include: -- raising the normal annual/cumulative limits on access to PRGT resources...

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The Macroeconomic Impacts of Counterpart Funds

International Monetary Fund - 1989

This paper analyzes the macroeconomic impacts of the creation, accumulation, and use of counterpart funds. It draws attention to the importance of including counterpart funds in the design of macroeconomic policies to ensure their consistency. It shows that the creation or accumulation of...

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IMF Quota and Governance Reform : Elements of an Agreement

International Monetary Fund - 2010

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...

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2017 Handbook of IMF Facilities for Low-Income Countries

International Monetary Fund - 2017

This Handbook provides guidance to staff on the financial facilities and non-financial instruments for low-income countries (LICs), defined here as all countries eligible to obtain concessional financing from the Fund. It updates the previous version of the Handbook that was published in...

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2016 Handbook of IMF Facilities for Low-Income Countries

International Monetary Fund - 2016

decisions since that time, including the reform of the Fund policy on Poverty Reduction Strategy in Fund engagement with low …

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Operational Framework for Debt Sustainability in Low-Income Countries : Implications for Fund Program Design

International Monetary Fund - 2004

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