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Small States Resilience to Natural Disasters and Climate Change : Role for the IMF

International Monetary Fund - 2016

Small developing states are disproportionately vulnerable to natural disasters. On average, the annual cost of disasters for small states is nearly 2 percent of GDP-more than four times that for larger countries. This reflects a higher frequency of disasters, adjusted for land area, as well as...

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France : Financial Sector Assessment Program—Technical Notes—Stress Testing Methodology and Results; Integration into Global Financial Markets; and Public Intervention in Financial...

International Monetary Fund - 2005

These Technical Notes on France explain integration of global financial markets. The stress tests for the France … constraints of the approach. Retail activity by foreign banks in France is small, but significant. The financial landscape in … France remains characterized by a large number of idiosyncrasies that affect monetary transmission. Macroeconometric models …

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Staff Report on the Monetary and Exchange Rate Policies of the Euro Area : Supplement Updating Information on Recent Economic Developments and Policies in the Euro Area; Supplement...

International Monetary Fund - 2000

For the time being—and possibly for a considerable time to come—developments and prospects for the euro area are quite favorable. This upbeat outlook is underpinned by buoyant activity indicators and a supportive policy mix. High household and business confidence, rising capacity utilization...

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The International Monetary 1972-1978 : Cooperation on Trial Volume III: Documents

International Monetary Fund - 1996

IMF economists work closely with member countries on a variety of issues. Their unique perspective on country experiences and best practices on global macroeconomic issues are often shared in the form of books on diverse topics such as cross-country comparisons, capacity building, macroeconomic...

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Adequacy of the Global Financial Safety Net : Proposal for a New Policy Coordination Instrument

International Monetary Fund - 2017

The global financial safety net (GFSN) has become larger and more decentralized, creating a need for greater coordination. The expanded GFSN has created multiple sources of official financing for countries in need of support to address balance of payments shocks. Enhanced coordination among...

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Proposed Features of a Sovereign Debt Restructuring Mechanism

International Monetary Fund - 2003

This paper follows up on the Executive Board's December 2002 discussion of the design of the Sovereign Debt Restructuring Mechanism and seeks to make further progress on the formulation of a concrete proposal for a statutory sovereign debt restructuring mechanism

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Draft Revised Code of Good Practices on Fiscal Transparency

International Monetary Fund - 2006

The IMF is in the process of revising its 2001 Code of Good Practices on Fiscal Transparency. The four core principles of the original Code remain unchanged in the revision: institutional clarity, open budget processes, public information and integrity. However, the document has been updated and...

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Enhancing International Monetary Stability : A Role for the SDR?

International Monetary Fund - 2011

The SDR has enjoyed renewed attention lately in the context of debates on international monetary reform. To be sure, the term SDR has been used to refer to three different concepts-(i) a composite reserve asset created in 1969: the 'official SDR' as defined in the Fund's Articles; (ii) a...

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Toward a Framework for Safeguarding Financial Stability

International Monetary Fund - 2004

This paper examines the emergence of financial stability as a key policy objective. It discusses the underlying trends in the financial system, as well as the role of finance in relation to money, the real economy, and public policy. Financial stability is defined in terms of its ability to help...

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Per Jacobsson Lecture : What Financial System for the Twenty-First Century?

International Monetary Fund - 2011

This paper describes a financial system that should be adopted for the 21st century. The paper highlights that the financial crisis of 2008 has raised fundamental questions about how the financial industry is structured, managed, and regulated. The paper discusses that a well-functioning...

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