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Kingdom of Swaziland; Selected Issues and Statistical Appendix
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2008
This Selected Issues paper and Statistical Appendix for the Kingdom of Swaziland assesses the interaction of nonbank financial institutions (NBFIs) within the financial system and the real economy. Understanding the type of flows will help in designing policies to better manage capital flows and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244722
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Germany; 2011 Article IV Consultation: Staff Report; Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for Germany
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2011
Germany’s economic growth and recovery from the global crisis are explained in this study. Tax, education, and innovation policies are specific measures supported by the authorities. External and financial shocks received by Germany and other outward spillovers are outlined. Germany has a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011245844
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Developing Essential Financial Markets in Smaller Economies; Stylized Facts and Policy Options
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2008
in 107 smaller economy countries. The underdevelopment of these markets impedes risk transfer, monetary policy, corporate …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011245902
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Japan’s Quest for Growth; Exploring the Role of Capital and innovation
Syed, Murtaza H.; Lee, Jinsook - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2010
. The results suggest that policies could usefully focus on four areas. First, raising the return on investment, including … through reforms to the tax code. Second, decreasing uncertainty through improved risk management by firms and by bolstering … innovative areas and more risk-based lending. And fourth, reducing excess leverage and supporting corporate restructuring to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008777031
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The Great Rebalancing Act; Can Investment Be a Lever in Asia?
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2011
Ensuring stable growth in the postcrisis world economy will require a rebalancing of economic activity in several countries. In Asia’s export-dependent economies, this entails relying more on private domestic demand as a driver of growth. While some countries need to raise consumption,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008839325
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Monaco; Technical Note on IOSCO Objectives and Principles of Securities Regulation: Update
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2008
This Technical Note reviews the International Organization of Securities Commissions’s (IOSCO) Objectives and Principles of Securities Regulation for Monaco. It reveals that overall, there has been progress in implementing the Offshore Financial Center assessment recommendations in most areas...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011242717
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Introduction to Applied Stress Testing
Cihák, Martin - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2007
credit risk, interest rate and exchange rate risks, liquidity risk and contagion risk, and are guided in the design of stress …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005248151
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Mainstreaming Statistics in the Poverty Reduction Strategy Approach to Provide for More Effective Technical Assistance; Some Experience At the IMF
Kibuka, Robin D. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2007
The paper reviews the Poverty Reduction Strategy (PRS) approach and efforts to build institutional statistical capacity to permit evidence-based monitoring of the Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSPs). Integrating the PRS approach and statistical development strategies could provide...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005248218
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Does the World Need a Universal Financial Institution?
Boughton, James M. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2005
services offered, customer demographics, and geographic coverage. The International Monetary Fund is the only international …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005248315
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Sovereign Insurance and Program Design; What is Optimal for the Sovereign?
Messmacher, Miguel - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2006
The design of the optimal sovereign insurance contract is analyzed when: the sovereign chooses the contract; effort is not contractible; shocks are of uncertain magnitude; the sovereign can save; and the sovereign can default. Under these conditions: i) an ex ante premium leads to higher coverage;...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005263743