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Setting Up a Sovereign Wealth Fund; Some Policy and Operational Considerations
Mulder, Christian B.; Sy, Amadou N. R.; Lu, Yinqiu; … - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2009
This paper offers a policy and operational "roadmap" to policymakers considering setting up an SWF. It should also be of interest to policymakers in countries where SWFs are already in place, to review their existing policies and operations. Finally, it offers an opportunity to identify areas...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008528686
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Colombia; Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2008
This paper quantifies the dynamic effects of fiscal policy using a structural model, the Global Integrated Monetary and Fiscal Model (GIMF). The analysis finds that success of fiscal policy in enhancing macroeconomic stability depends on the type of shock, the response of monetary policy, and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244998
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Republic of Belarus; Selected Issues Paper
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2011
The Belarus authorities are moving in the direction of a flexible exchange rate system supported by an inflation …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011245478
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The Dominican Republic; Stabilization, Structural Reform, and Economic Growth
Cardoso, Jaime; Young, Philip M. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2002
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005590873
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Indonesia; Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2012
This selected issues paper on Indonesia was prepared by a staff team of the International Monetary Fund as background documentation for the periodic consultation with the member country. It is based on the information available at the time it was completed on August 21, 2012. The views expressed...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011243208
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Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia; Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2009
This Selected Issues paper for the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia is examined. Real GDP growth accelerated to 5 percent in 2007 and 6 percent in the first half of 2008, from its historical average of about 3 percent. Increased investment, partly financed by FDI, is the main driver...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244556
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New Zealand; Selected Issues Paper
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2010
This Selected Issues paper focuses on the issues of fiscal policy, rebalancing, and growth in New Zealand. The paper discusses that a key policy challenge for New Zealand is to rebalance the economy and reduce external vulnerabilities. It provides model-based estimates of the potential...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244587
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Indonesia; Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2008
analyze the inflation outlook and monetary policy challenges. The Bank of Indonesia (BI) introduced its Inflation Targeting … Framework in July 2005 with the goal to reduce inflation in the medium term to 3 percent. BI’s official mandate is stability … of the rupiah, both internal and external, and BI views the inflation targeting regime with a floating exchange rate as …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244290
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Managing Financial Crises; Recent Experience and Lessons for Latin America
Kincaid, G. Russell; Collyns, Charles - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2003
This paper seeks to draw lessons from the IMF’s experience in handling financial crises around the globe over the past ten years that are relevant to the challenges faced by countries in Latin America, especially in the wake of the recent crisis in Argentina. Experience suggests that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005824823
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Turkey; Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2012
Turkey (CBRT). Instead of relying on one interest rate as inflation-targeting, the CBRT resorted to raising it as inflation …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244904