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Finance & Development
December 1, 2001 |
New Book Features IMF's Role in Combating the Global Debt Crisis James M. Boughton's book Silent Revolution: The International Monetary Fund, 1979-1989.   |
Finance & Development
March 1, 2000
James M. Boughton |
Michel Camdessus at the IMF: A Retrospective It may be some years until a definitive assessment of Michel Camdessus's unprecedented 13 years as Managing Director can be made. In this article, the IMF's Historian provides a preliminary evaluation. |
Finance & Development
June 2009
John Lipsky |
Preparing for a Postcrisis World Assessing the IMF's role in the future international financial architecture |
Finance & Development
March 1, 2000
Claudio M. Loser & Martine Guerguil |
The Long Road to Financial Stability Most countries in Latin America and the Caribbean weathered the economic crises of the late 1990s better than expected, thanks to the policy reforms of the past two decades. Further reform is urgently needed, however, to put the region on a faster growth path and reduce its vulnerability to external shocks. |
Finance & Development
June 1, 2001 |
Bulletin IMFC Meeting Endorses IMF Crisis Prevention Efforts... IMF in the process of change... The IMF's Role in Poverty Reduction... IMF Acts to Streamline and Focus Conditionality... |
Finance & Development
June 1, 2006
Burton et al. |
Asia's Winds of Change The path that Asian countries have traveled to growth and prosperity in the past 50 years will remain relevant for the future -- the embrace of openness, the commitment to macroeconomic stability, and the drive to adapt and reform in response to changing circumstances. |
Finance & Development
December 1, 2001
Nsouli & Le Gall |
The New International Financial Architecture and Africa African countries have made progress on various elements of the new architecture, but more work is needed---in particular, to enhance transparency and accountability, implement standards and codes, and strengthen financial systems. |
Finance & Development
December 1, 2001 |
Bulletin Kohler Calls For Coordinated International Response in Wake of September 11 Attacks... IMF Releases Reduced World Economic Outlook Projections... External Financing for IMF Technical Assistance... |
Finance & Development
June 1, 2006
Anthony Elson |
What Happened? Here's why East Asia surged ahead of Latin America and some lessons for economic policy. |
Finance & Development
December 1, 2005
Carstens & Luis I. Jacome H. |
Taming the Monster How Latin America's central banks survived hyperinflation to become guardians of price stability. |
Finance & Development
March 2011
Nicolas Eyzaguirre |
Sustaining Latin America's Transformation Building on recent successes, Latin America now has a chance to raise its profile in the global marketplace. |
Finance & Development
December 1, 2006
Bio-Tchane & Christensen |
Right Time for Africa Africa needs to build on its recent success to catch up. A forward-looking reform agenda should aim to maintain macroeconomic stability, improve the business climate, promote trade, and, most important, strengthen fiscal institutions. |
Finance & Development
December 1, 2001
Evangelos A. Calamitsis |
The Need for Stronger Domestic Policies and International Support Globalization is a powerful engine of world prosperity, and it is certainly here to stay. Income disparities remain large. The basic issue is what policies and reforms are most likely to bring about sustainable economic growth for the benefit of all the peoples of the world. |
Finance & Development
March 1, 2001
Alvin D.L. Hilaire |
Economic Stabilization in the Caribbean Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica, and Trinidad and Tobago simultaneously tackled serious economic difficulties in the early 1990s. The results of their adjustment programs demonstrate that fiscal reform, supported by other policies, may be the key to achieving a sustainable recovery... |
Finance & Development
March 1, 2006
Zagha, Nankani & Gill |
Rethinking Growth Economists are reconsidering what they really know about economic growth and how to go about formulating global national policies in the absence of reliable models. |
Finance & Development
September 1, 2000
Roger Nord |
Central and Eastern Europe and the New Financial Architecture As the Central and Eastern European countries prepare to join the European Union, they are participating in worldwide efforts to strengthen the global economy... |
Finance & Development
March 2009
Pisani-Ferry & Santos |
Reshaping the Global Economy The economic and financial crisis marks the end (for now) of a rapid expansion of globalization. |
Finance & Development
December 1, 2008
Olivier Blanchard |
Cracks in the System The Economic Counsellor and Chief Economist of the IMF discusses what he thinks is needed to repair the damaged global economy. |
Finance & Development
December 1, 2000
Saleh M. Nsouli |
Capacity Building in Africa: The Role of International Financial Institutions This article reviews the evidence on the importance of domestic institutions for economic growth and examines the role of international financial institutions, and particularly the IMF and its training, in capacity building in Africa. |
Finance & Development
September 2008
Masood Ahmed |
The Next Frontier Low-income countries gain ground in a globalized world, but they still face major challenges. |
Finance & Development
June 2009
Marek Belka |
Europe Under Stress The global economic crisis is testing the cohesion of the European Union |
Finance & Development
March 1, 2002
Haizhou Huang & S. Kal Wajid |
Financial Stability in the World of Global Finance To reduce their vulnerability to national and international financial crises, countries must address the weaknesses in their financial systems... |
Finance & Development
June 1, 2007
Burton & Zanello |
Asia Ten Years After A decade after the Asian financial crisis, the region is growing rapidly but still has a long to-do list. |
Finance & Development
March 1, 2007
Yaga Venugopal Reddy |
Point of View: Converting a Tiger The Reserve Bank of India's governor offers lessons from the country's gradualist approach to capital account convertibility. |
Finance & Development
March 2011
Jorge Canales-Kriljenko et al. |
Ending Instability How monetary policy reforms helped propel five major Latin American countries from recurrent crises to economic stability. |
Finance & Development
September 1, 2007
Cottarelli & Mateos y Lago |
Helping the Global Economy Stay in Shape The IMF adopts a new framework for monitoring countries' economic performance. |
Finance & Development
December 1, 2008
Charles Collyns |
The Crisis through the Lens of History The current financial crisis is ferocious, but looking at history shows the way to avoid another Great Depression. |
Finance & Development
September 2008
Simon Johnson |
Straight Talk: Emerging Markets Emerge Emerging markets are now a key determinant of global growth. This is good news -- and a potential problem |
Finance & Development
March 2009
James M. Boughton |
A New Bretton Woods? History shows that reforming the international financial system will require both leadership and inclusiveness. |
Finance & Development
March 1, 2001
Flemming Larsen |
The IMF's Dialogue with Nongovernmental Organizations The IMF is responding to questions about its role in today's world economy by reaching out to civil society at large and to nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) in particular... |
Finance & Development
June 2011 |
Rethinking Economics in a Changed World Three Nobel laureates discuss what the global crisis has taught us. |
Finance & Development
December 2010 |
Emerging Markets Come of Age These vibrant middle-income countries survived the global recession, but face bumps as they seek to solidify their place in the world economy. |
Finance & Development
March 1, 2003
Jbili & Kramarenko |
Should MENA Countries Float or Peg? As they open up their economies, MENA countries may need to rethink their exchange rate regimes |
Finance & Development
March 1, 2001 |
Book reviews Robert Solomon's Money on the Move: The Revolution in International Finance Since 1980... Distributive Justice and Economic Development: The Case of Chile and Developing Countries... Ruth de Krivoy's Collapse: The Venezuelan Banking Crisis of '94... etc. |
Finance & Development
December 1, 2005
Singh & Collyns |
Latin America's Resurgence Latin America's recent resurgence amid continuing favorable external conditions provides another historic opportunity for the region to catalyze its considerable natural and human capital resources into sustained and higher growth. |
Finance & Development
September 1, 2001
James M. Boughton |
Was Suez in 1956 the First Financial Crisis of the Twenty-First Century? The IMF's lending to the four countries directly involved in the 1956 Suez crisis, and particularly to the United Kingdom, raised the institution's profile and established its role in helping member countries cope with international financial crises... |
Finance & Development
March 1, 2007
James L. Rowe |
A Master of Theory and Practice Economist Guillermo A. Calvo hopes to help emerging market policymakers by taking advantage of the current tranquility to develop a theoretical underpinning for monetary policy in countries with underdeveloped financial systems and virtually no lender of last resort. |
Finance & Development
June 2010 |
Min Zhu on Asia's Economy and More A conversation with the special advisor to the IMF's managing director about Asia in the new world order, global economic issues, and the IMF's relations with the region that is favored to lead the world out of crisis. |
Finance & Development
June 2009
Cihak & Mitra |
Losing Their Halo Many countries in central and eastern Europe are finding it hard to adjust to the new economic reality |
Finance & Development
December 1, 2000 |
Bulletin Pressing Issues of Globalization and Poverty Reduction Are Focus of 2000 IMF--World Bank Annual Meetings... Horst Kohler's Vision for the IMF... Research at the IMF... |
Finance & Development
March 1, 2002
Carmen M. Reinhart & Vincent Reinhart |
Is a G-3 Target Zone on Target for Emerging Markets? Would the exchange rate stability created by a target zone for the world's three most important currencies be in the best interests of emerging market countries? A recent study suggests such stability might come at the price of more volatile interest rates, making this a difficult question... |
Finance & Development
December 2009
Ghosh & Ostry |
Choosing an Exchange Rate Regime A new look at an old question: Should countries fix, float, or choose something in between? |
Finance & Development
December 1, 2002
Keller et al. |
The Bottom Line Weaknesses in public and private sector balance sheets could be the sign of a crisis in the making. |
Finance & Development
December 1, 2001
G.E. Gondwe |
Making Globalization Work in Africa There is no doubt that economic growth rates in sub-Saharan Africa have lagged far behind those of other regions and that Africa is the region least integrated into the global economy. |
Finance & Development
March 1, 2000
Leonardo Cardemil, Juan Carlos Di Tata, & Florencia Frantischek |
Central America: Adjustment and Reforms in the 1990s Following a weak performance in the 1980s, the Central American economies experienced a turnaround in the 1990s as they adopted improved policies within a more stable political environment. Now, how can they best maintain macroeconomic stability, continue structural reforms, and strengthen social policies to maximize rates of economic growth and reduce the incidence of poverty? |
Finance & Development
March 1, 2002
Eduardo Aninat |
Surmounting the Challenges of Globalization In recent years, concerns have grown about the negative aspects of globalization and especially about whether the world's poorest will share in its benefits. There is an urgent need for a broad global debate on how these challenges can best be met and on who should play what role... |
Finance & Development
December 1, 2001
Ahmed, Lane & Schulze-Ghattas |
Refocusing IMF Conditionality Shortly after he assumed office as Managing Director of the IMF in May 2000, Horst Kohler launched a reform of the conditionality associated with its lending. What lies behind this change in approach, and what prospects does it have for strengthening implementation of reforms in the IMF's member countries? |
Finance & Development
December 1, 2000
Robert Powell |
Debt Relief for Poor Countries Efforts to lighten the debt burden of poor countries go back at least two decades. The most recent, the enhanced HIPC Initiative, will provide faster and deeper debt relief to these countries while encouraging them to use the funds saved to fight poverty and raise living standards. |
Finance & Development
March 2009
Amar Bhattacharya |
A Tangled Web Everyone agrees on reforming the governance of financial markets, but who will do what remains unclear. |
Finance & Development
March 2011 |
Veterans of the System Ideas for strengthening the international monetary system. |
