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Industrial Policy Coverage in IMF Surveillance- Broad Considerations
International Monetary Fund - 2024
The paper aims to provide a conceptual framework and guiding principles for the coverage of Industrial Policy (IP) in IMF surveillance. It proposes a working definition of industrial policy, discusses its objectives and main instruments, and provides a brief review of academic literature on IP....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015058596
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Options for Low Income Countries Effective and Efficient Use of Tax Incentives for Investment : A Report to the G-20 Development Working Group by the IMF, OECD, UN and World Bank
International Monetary Fund - 2015
low-income countries. Tax incentives generally rank low in investment climate surveys in low-income countries, and there … Development Working Group for an exploration of options for low-income countries' effective and efficient use of tax incentives … to assist low-income countries (LICs) in reviewing and reforming their tax incentives, so as to better align them with …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012644784
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Revised Approach to Financial Regulation and Supervision Standards Assessments in FSAP Updates
International Monetary Fund - 2009
The Financial Sector Assessment Program (FSAP) is a central instrument for the Fund and Bank to promote financial sector soundness in member countries. The FSAP uses quantitative analysis and qualitative tools to help identify the risks and vulnerabilities of a country's financial system,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014410398
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The Core Principles for Islamic Finance Regulations and Assessment Methodology
International Monetary Fund - 2018
This paper provides a proposal to incorporate the Core Principles for Islamic Finance Regulation (Banking Sector … countries that have systemically significant Islamic banking sector, the assessment of the banking regulation and supervision …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014408441
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Ireland; Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2004
The Selected Issues paper analyzes how fast Ireland will grow in the future. The approach of this paper is to consider the catch-up in labor utilization productivity and use independent demographic projections and other considerations to make reasonable assumptions about labor productivity and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005825025
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Republic of Estonia; Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2007
This Selected Issues paper on the Republic of Estonia highlights its growth performance relative to other countries in the European Union (EU). Estonia has experienced a period of unprecedented growth since the mid-1990s. Between 1995 and 2005, Estonia’s real GDP per capita rose by an...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011243639
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The Liberalization and Management of Capital Flows : An Institutional View
International Monetary Fund - 2012
Capital flows have increased significantly in recent years and are a key aspect of the global monetary system. They offer potential benefits to countries, but their size and volatility can also pose policy challenges. The Fund needs to be in a position to provide clear and consistent advice with...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014410311
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Review of The Institutional View on The Liberalization and Management of Capital Flows
International Monetary Fund - 2022
The Institutional View (IV) on the Liberalization and Management of Capital Flows, adopted in 2012, provides the basis for consistent advice, and where relevant, assessments on policies related to capital flows. This paper reviews the IV, informed by advances in research, notably the work on an...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015060528
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Trade and Industrial Location with Heterogeneous Labor
International Monetary Fund - 2004
We show in the context of a new economic geography model that when labor is heterogenous trade liberalization may lead to industrial agglomeration and interregional trade. Labor heterogeneity gives local monopoly power to firms but also introduces variations in the quality of the job match....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014404143
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Republic of Slovenia; Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2006
encourage individuals to retire earlier than the statutory full pensionable age. These incentives are stronger for low-income …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011243442