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This paper presents the first set of Poverty Reduction and Growth Trust (PRGT) borrowing agreements that have been signed to respond to the unprecedented demand for concessional financing during the COVID-19 pandemic. A fast-track loan mobilization round has been instrumental to allow the Fund...
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. The complete text of the basic central bank law of each country is given, as well as the by-laws of the central bank where …
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This paper compares the SDR in terms of its risk-return characteristics relative to those of its five components and, on this basis, finds that the SDR has performed favorably over the period under review. In addition, several efficient portfolios including the SDR and its components are...
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demanding and difficult times, characterized by a succession of shocks unseen, in the advanced economies, since World War II … of the crisis would have accentuated their differences and given rise to an even more diverse setof central bank policies … bank cooperation ever, as symbolically illustrated by the coordinated decrease of interest rates in October 2008. The …
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The broader governance reform debate-which goes beyond quotas to issues such as engagement by high-level policymakers, Fund management selection, Board structure, rules and accountability-has not got very far in garnering a consensus at the Executive Board. This is the case even though, in...
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This book includes 21 case studies of technical assistance provided by the IMF's former Monetary and Financial Systems Department during 2003-06. These studies cover issues related to monetary policy and operations, financial markets, payment systems, and financial regulation and supervision,...
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The financial turmoil of the late 1990s prompted a broad search for tools and techniques for detecting and preventing financial crises, and more recent episodes of instability have high lighted the importance of continuous monitoring of financial systems as a tool for preventing crises. This...
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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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This paper proposes a stylized sequencing of banking supervision and bank restructuring measures designed to complement … because the initial cost of bank restructuring can be offset, partly, through the budgetary effects of improved enterprise …
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