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Developing Essential Financial Markets in Smaller Economies; Stylized Facts and Policy Options
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2008
This paper surveys the foreign exchange markets, money and secondary government security markets, and stock exchanges in 107 smaller economy countries. The underdevelopment of these markets impedes risk transfer, monetary policy, corporate financing, and the capacity to absorb capital inflows....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011245902
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Coping with Capital Inflows; Experiences of Selected European Countries
Vávra, David; Ötker, Inci; Topf, Barry; Polanski, Zbigniew - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2007
This paper reviews the experiences of a number of European countries in coping with capital inflows. It describes the nature of the inflows, their implications for macroeconomic and financial stability, and the policy responses used to cope with them. The experiences suggest that as countries...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005248251
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Exchange Rate Risk Measurement and Management; Issues and Approaches for Firms
Papaioannou, Michael G. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2006
passive versus active hedging. In addition, it outlines a set of widely accepted best practices in managing currency risk and … presents some of the main hedging instruments in the OTC and exchange-traded markets. The paper also provides some data on the … use of financial derivatives instruments, and hedging practices by U.S. firms. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005825991
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Currency Risk Premia in Global Stock Markets
Merritt, Matthew D.; Roache, Shaun K. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2006
assesses whether exchange rate risk is priced across G-7 stock markets. Given the multitude of hedging instruments available …, theory suggests that stock market investors should not be compensated for currency risk. However, data covering 33 industry …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005826109
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Chile; Institutions and Policies Underpinning Stability and Growth
Kalter, Eliot; Phillips, Steven; Singh, Manmohan; … - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2004
This paper presents the primary institutions and economic policies that have led to Chile’s remarkable record of stability and growth over the past twenty years. The core of this policy stance is the combination of fiscal discipline and an open trade policy regime, together with carefully...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005767351
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Moving to Greater Exchange Rate Flexibility; Operational Aspects Based on Lessons from Detailed Country Experiences
Ötker, Inci - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2007
Many countries have moved towards more flexible exchange rate regimes over the last decade to take advantage of greater monetary policy autonomy and flexibility in responding to external shocks. Some reluctance to let go of pegged exchange rates persists, however, despite the benefits of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005767365
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A Modernized Approach to Managing the Risks in Cross-Border Capital Movements
Ötker, Inci; Johnston, R. B. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 1999
This paper outlines a “modern” approach to managing risks in cross-border capital movements that is consistent with an environment of increased and liberalized capital flows. Key elements of this approach include: a consistent monetary and exchange rate policy mix to avoid incentives for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005771361
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FX Swaps; Implications for Financial and Economic Stability
Ong, Li L.; Barkbu, Bergljot - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2010
The proliferation of foreign exchange (FX) swaps as a source of funding and as a hedging tool has focused attention on … instrument itself, we show that the use of FX swaps for funding and hedging purposes is not infallible, especially during periods …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008519490
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International Risk Sharing; Through Equity Diversification or Exchange Rate Hedging?
Matsumoto, Akito; Engel, Charles - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2009
Well-known empirical puzzles in international macroeconomics concern the large divergence of equilibrium outcomes for consumption across countries from the predictions of models with full risk sharing. It is commonly believed that these risk-sharing puzzles are related to another empirical...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008528624
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Hedging Foreign Exchange Risk in Chile; Markets and Instruments
Chan-Lau, Jorge A. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2005
Policy makers have expressed interest in fostering the development of local foreign exchange derivatives markets with a view to reducing risks arising from currency mismatches between assets and liabilities in the corporate sector. This paper assesses foreign exchange exposure in the corporate...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005599533