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Financial Deepening and International Monetary Stability
Wang, Shengzu; Marsh, Chris; Goyal, Rishi; Raman, Narayanan - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2011
Staff Discussion Notes showcase the latest policy-related analysis and research being developed by individual IMF staff and are published to elicit comment and to further debate. These papers are generally brief and written in nontechnical language, and so are aimed at a broad audience...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010790489
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Shaping the New Financial System
Moretti, Marina; Narain, Aditya; Kodres, Laura E.; … - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2010
Three years after the onset of the global financial crisis, much has been done to reform the global financial system, but there is much left to accomplish. The regulatory reform agenda agreed by G-20 leaders in 2009 has elevated the discussions to the highest policy level and kept international...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011123891
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Economic Growth and Integration in Central America
Schipke, Alfred; Desruelle, Dominique - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2007
How to entrench hard-won gains, increase resilience to shocks, and improve growth performance to reduce poverty? As Central America moves forward in regaining macroeconomic stability, these are the challenges. This study analyzes Central America’s real, fiscal, monetary, and financial...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005590924
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Jamaica; 2009 Article IV Consultation and Request for a Stand: By Arrangement: Staff Report; Staff Supplement; Public Information Notice and Press Release on the Executive Board Di...
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2010
Jamaica has been stuck in a cycle of low growth and high debt dynamics. It has been severely impacted by the global economic slowdown, and finances have deteriorated. Jamaica’s objective of virtually eliminating the overall public sector deficit is appropriate. Embedding the medium-term...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011242974
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Conventional and Insidious Macroeconomic Balance-Sheet Crises
Bakker, Bas B.; Lipschitz, Leslie - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2014
This paper describes the anatomy of two types of balance-sheet macroeconomic crises. Conventional balance-sheet crises … led to a substantial build up of foreign currency exposure. Insidious crises are triggered by internal imbalances and … now better able to forestall conventional crises, but they are much less capable of early detection and avoidance of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010959462
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Global Risks and Collective Action Failures: What Can the International Community Do?
Otker-Robe, Inci - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2014
Abstract What do climate change, global financial crises, pandemics, and fragility and conflict have in common? They …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010959476
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Redesigning the Contours of the Future Financial System
Kodres, Laura E.; Narain, Aditya - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2010
This paper explores the private- and public-sector responses to the crisis and some of the probable outcomes. Aside from improved supervision of individual institutions, greater emphasis needs to be put on financial regulations that reflect the systemic nature of financial risks and the role...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011123890
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Cambodia; 2007 Article IV Consultation: Staff Report; Staff Supplement; and Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2007
This 2007 Article IV Consultation underlies that strong macroeconomic policies have enabled Cambodia to achieve impressive growth and make inroads into poverty. Supported by prudent fiscal and monetary policies that have strengthened the economy’s resilience to shocks, growth has averaged...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244160
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Sierra Leone: 2013 Article IV Consultation and Request for a Three-Year Arrangement Under the Extended Credit Facility
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2013
This 2013 Article IV Consultation highlights that Sierra Leone has made significant progress in macroeconomic stabilization over the last five years. Real GDP growth averaged some 7 percent, driven by output expansion in agriculture, mining, and services; as well as the scaling-up of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244166
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Nigeria; Second Review Under the Policy Support Instrument: Staff Report; Press Release on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for Nigeria
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2007
This paper discusses key findings of the Second Review Under the Policy Support Instrument for Nigeria. All assessment criteria through end-September were met except for one civil service-related measure. Remedial measures have prevented the civil service reform program from being compromised....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244171