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The Welfare Effects of Public Expenditure Programs Reconsidered

International Monetary Fund - 1989

The paper proposes a new welfare-based measure to evaluate the distributive effects of public programs. The proposed measure differs from traditional approaches in two important ways: first, it is based on life-cycle considerations, since most public expenditure programs have an intertemporal...

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Orderly and Effective Insolvency Procedures

International Monetary Fund - 1999

Written by IMF's Legal Department, this book outlines the key issues involved in designing and implementing orderly and effective insolvency procedures, which play a critical role in fostering growth and competitiveness and may also assist in the prevention and resolution of financial crises....

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Welfare Effects of Uzbekistan's Foreign Exchange Regime

International Monetary Fund - 2000

In addition to transferring about 16 percent of GDP from exporters to importers, Uzbekistan’s quasi-fiscal multiple exchange rate regime generates identifiable welfare losses of 2-8 percent of GDP on import markets and up to 15 percent on export markets. These excess burdens have increased...

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Colombia : Financial System Stability Assessment Update, including Reports on the Observance of Standards and Codes on the following topics: Securities Regulation, Insolvency and C...

International Monetary Fund - 2005

This paper presents a Financial System Stability Assessment Update, including Reports on the Observance of Standards and Codes (ROSC) on the Securities Regulation, Insolvency and Creditor Rights Systems, and Payment Systems in Colombia. Overall, the financial sector appears relatively stable and...

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IMF COVID-19 Response-A New Short-Term Liquidity Line to Enhance The Adequacy Of The Global Financial Safety Net

International Monetary Fund - 2020

developing countries (EMDCs) facing liquidity shortages. In the context of intensified demand for liquidity and heightened global … uncertainty, staff has revisited the 2017 proposal for a new facility to provide liquidity support to the Fund's membership. This … paper proposes the establishment of a new Short-term Liquidity Line (SLL) as a special facility in the General Resources …

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Republic of Lithuania : Technical Assistance Report on Proposals for Reforming the Insolvency Regime: Republic of Lithuania: Technical Assistance Report on Proposals for Reforming...

International Monetary Fund - 2011

In recent years, the IMF has released a growing number of reports and other documents covering economic and financial developments and trends in member countries. Each report, prepared by a staff team after discussions with government officials, is published at the option of the member country