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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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Large Natural Disasters : Enhancing the Financial Safety Net for Developing Countries

International Monetary Fund - 2017

The Rapid Credit Facility (RCF) and Rapid Financing Instrument (RFI) are valuable components of the disaster risk … access limits of 60 percent of quota under the RCF and RFI for countries experiencing severe natural disaster-related damages …. The focus of this paper is to specify the threshold of damage from a natural disaster that would allow members …

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Catastrophe Containment and Relief Trust-Second Tranche Of Debt Service Relief In The Context Of The COVID-19 Pandemic

International Monetary Fund - 2020

This paper proposes that the Executive Board approve the disbursement of a second 6-month tranche of CCRT debt service relief to 28 of the 29 members, covering the period October 14, 2020 through April 13, 2021, given staff's assessment that sufficient financial resources are available.2 In this...

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Termination of the Emergency Post-Conflict and Natural Disaster Assistance Administered Subsidy Account

International Monetary Fund - 2014

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Capital Account Liberalization and Financial Sector Stability

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2002

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Kuwait; 2003 Article IV Consultation-Staff Report; Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for Kuwait

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2004

The staff report for the 2003 Article IV Consultation on Kuwait highlights the economic developments and policies. The macroeconomic position over the medium term under current oil price expectations and the maintenance of a cautious policy stance is projected to weaken, but is not expected to...

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The Kingdom of the Netherlandsâ€”Netherlands; Financial System Stability Assessment, including Reports on the Observance of Standards and Codes on the following topics: Banking Sup...

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2004

This paper presents findings of Financial System Stability Assessment for the Netherlands, including Reports on the Observance of Standards and Codes on Banking Supervision, Securities Regulation, Insurance Regulation, and Corporate Governance. Overall, the financial system is sound, resilient...

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Kuwait; 2002 Article IV Consultation-Staff Report; Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for Kuwait

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2003

This 2002 Article IV Consultation highlights that in 2001, overall real growth for Kuwait fell slightly as oil output dropped following OPEC-mandated production cuts. The real non-oil GDP growth decelerated to 0.5 percent from 1 percent in 2000 as the private sector investment remained broadly...

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Toward a Framework for Safeguarding Financial Stability

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 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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Issues in Managing and Sequencing Financial Sector Reforms Lessons From Experiences in Five Developing Countries

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 1992

A review of the experience of five developing countries in reforming their financial systems illustrates the benefits and risks, and provides lessons on the factors which contribute to successful financial sector reforms. Financial sector reforms need to be supported by active monetary policy,...

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