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empowerment of women (the third MDG) and the special problems of fragile states, where extreme poverty is increasingly … equality and the empowerment of women are central to the development agenda. This is because gender equality makes good …
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highest levels of the institution by bringing together different perspectives. Increasing the number of women Executive … Board, the number of women holding the position of Executive Director and Alternate Executive Director on the Executive … Board has not substantially improved over time.1 It is a great concern that the proportion of women on the Executive Board …
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The Report reflects discussion among Executive Directors on June 7, 2016 and responds to the April 16, 2016 Communique of the Thirty-Third Meeting of the IMFC which stated that 'We reiterate the importance of maintaining the high quality and improving the regional, gender, and education...
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affecting women's jobs, incomes, and security. The stall in progress towards gender parity has resulted in a call for further …
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This paper analyzes the importance of developing market-enhancing institutions for restoring economic growth in transition economies during 1991–98. The paper’s main finding is that the development of an institutional framework has indeed a significant positive impact on growth, but that...
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In May 2007, the IMF and World Bank Boards discussed the paper "Strengthening Debt Management Practices: Lessons from Country Experiences and Issues Going Forward". In those discussions, the Boards of both institutions endorsed a public debt management (PDM) work program that was particularly...
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The recent crisis left many G-20 countries with significant fiscal consolidation needs. There is evidence that well-designed budget institutions can help countries to plan and deliver successful fiscal adjustments. A 2010 internal IMF study identified ten budget institutions which can support...
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The central government publishes comprehensive financial statements, which include the social security funds and balance sheets with all financial assets and liabilities. Audited financial statements are published more than nine months after the end of the fiscal year. The 2004 Fiscal...
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Daring the Difference: The Three L's of Women's Empowerment. Speech delivered by IMF Managing Director Christine …
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