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Bangladesh; Joint Staff Advisory Note on the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2013

Executive Directors commend Bangladesh in addressing the major challenges to growth and poverty reduction. The strategy is comprehensive and confronts the key issues impeding sustainable development and inclusive growth in Bangladesh. Implementing sound macro-financial policies, intensifying...

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Bangladesh; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper--Joint Staff Advisory Note

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2012

Bangladeshâ€™s second Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper -- â€œSteps Towards Change: National Strategy for Accelerated Poverty Reduction II (NSAPR II)â€ â€“ provides a framework for implementing the governmentâ€™s agenda during FY09-FY11. First prepared by a Caretaker...

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The Economics of Bank Restructuring: Understanding the Options; Understanding the Options

Landier, Augustin; Ueda, Kenichi - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2009

Based on a simple framework, this note clarifies the economics behind bank restructuring and evaluates various restructuring options for systemically important banks. The note assumes that the government aims to reduce the probability of a bankâ€™s default and keep the burden on taxpayers...

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FDI and the Investment Climate in the CIS Countries

Shiells, Clinton R. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2003

In view of disappointing levels of inward foreign direct investment (FDI), this paper examines capital flows into the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) countries and investigates the main impediments to a more favorable investment climate. Direct investment inflows have generally been...

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Taxing Financial Transactions; An Assessment of Administrative Feasibility

Brondolo, John - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2011

This paper considers how a tax on financial transactions could be applied to three broad and partially overlapping categories of financial instruments: (1) exchange-traded instruments; (2) over-the-counter instruments; and, (3) foreign exchange instruments. For each category, the paper examines...

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Derivative Market Competition; OTC Versus Organized Derivative Exchanges

Nystedt, Jens - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2004

exchange (ODE) markets. This paper models some important aspects of how an ODE market interrelates with the OTC markets. It … analyzes various ways in which an ODE market can respond to competition from the OTC markets and considers whether ODE markets … markets. This implies that a potentially important service ODE markets can provide OTC market participants is to extend …

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Rules, Discretion, and Macro-Prudential Policy

Agur, Itai; Sharma, Sunil - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2013

The paper examines the implementation of macro-prudential policy. Given the coordination, flow of information, analysis, and communication required, macro-prudential frameworks will have weaknesses that make it hard to implement policy. And dealing with the political economy is also likely to be...

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