At the request of the Italian Presidency of the G7, the IMF has prepared a paper on gender-budgeting as a contribution … to the G7 initiative on equality. The paper provides an overview of gender-responsive budgeting concepts and practices in … the G7 countries. It summarizes recent trends in gender equality in G7 and advanced countries, noting that while equality …

reveal near-term stability concerns, suggesting the banking system is likely to be resilient to adverse shocks. Australia …

This 2005 Article IV Consultation highlights that Australia has implemented wide-ranging structural reforms and … strengthened the frameworks for monetary and fiscal policies over the past two decades. As a result, Australia’s economic expansion …

This Selected Issues paper reviews how Australia’s economy has adapted to a flexible Australian Dollar. The paper … proposal, and estimates how much Australia and other countries in the Asia-Pacific region would gain from greater financial …

Australia's economy has continued to perform remarkably well, despite encountering major adverse shocks. Fiscal policy …

two decades in Australia has played a significant role in explaining the impressive, structural acceleration of labor …

This study reviews selected issues on investor protection and corporate governance in Australia, and concludes that the … governance obligations. The legislative and regulatory framework in Australia includes disclosure requirements that meet or …

Australia’s large external deficits appear sustainable. There are, however, risks associated with the resulting …. Australia’s fiscal policy appears to be broadly consistent with guidelines for fiscal management in the face of commodity price …