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Measuring Fiscal Decentralization : Exploring the IMF’s Databases

International Monetary Fund - 2011

database with fiscal data for several levels of government. The data show that in many countries, revenue collection remains …

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A Historical Public Debt Database

International Monetary Fund - 2010

data are linked to the IMF World Economic Outlook (WEO) database to facilitate regular updates. The paper discusses the …This paper describes the compilation of the first truly comprehensive database on gross government debt-to-GDP ratios …, covering nearly the entire IMF membership (174 countries) and spanning an exceptionally long time period. The database was …

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Consumer Price Index Manual : Theory, 2025

International Monetary Fund - 2025

Cooperation and Development (OECD), the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), and the World Bank. The IMF managed …

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Floating Currencies, Gold, and SDR's : Some Recent Legal Developments

International Monetary Fund - 1976

This paper outlines legal developments related to floating currencies, gold, and special drawing rights (SDRs) in the IMF. The Articles of the Fund require each member to establish a par value for its currency in terms of gold as a common denominator. Alternatively, the par value may be...

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Thoughts on An international Monetary Fund Based Fully on the SDR

International Monetary Fund - 1979

This paper discusses the possibility of an IMF that would be based fully on the special drawing right (SDR). The paper explores the basic economic justification for a General Department restructured in this way, the broad outline of the structure that would have to be established, the liquidity...

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Floating Currencies, SDR's & Gold Further Legal Developments

International Monetary Fund - 1977

This paper examines legal developments in area of floating currencies, special drawing rights, and gold in the IMF. It highlights that the breakdown of the par value system of the original Articles of the IMF and the failure of the IMF's efforts to substitute a comparable system based on central...

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What is the international Monetary Fund? (Revised 1996)(Reprinted 6/97)

International Monetary Fund - 1996

This paper explains the primary aim behind the founding of the IMF. The IMF is a cooperative institution that 181 countries have voluntarily joined because they see the advantage of consulting with one another in this forum to maintain a stable system of buying and selling their currencies so...

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International Monetary Fund & Private Business Transactions

International Monetary Fund - 1965

This paper analyzes legal impact of the Articles of Agreement of the IMF on the business transactions of private persons and corporations. At the heart of the Articles is the simple idea that the member states of the IMF should observe certain rules of good conduct in monetary policy, and that...

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Order in international Finance, the promotion of IMF Stand-By Arrangements, and the Drafting of Priv Loan Agreements

International Monetary Fund - 1982

This paper discusses the promotion of IMF Stand-By Arrangements (SBAs), the drafting of private loan agreements, and order in international finance. The IMF approves a SBA or an extended arrangement for the benefit of a member country of the IMF only if the member presents to the IMF a letter of...

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Special Drawing Rights : The Role of Language

International Monetary Fund - 1971

This paper deals with one aspect of the drafting of the amendment, the choice of language, and more particularly the two expressions-special drawing rights and a supplement to existing reserve assets. It shows the contribution that language can make, if not to the reconciliation of opposing...

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