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Global Monitoring Report, 2005 : Millennium Development Goals: From Consensus to Momentum »
Series: Other Official Rpts and Docs
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: The World Bank
Publication Date: 14 April 2005
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9780821360774.019
ISBN: 9780821360774
Keywords: Economic growth, Developed countries, Debt, Governance, Global Monitoring Report, Income, Sustainable development, primary education, multilateral development banks, debt relief
The year 2005 marks an important juncture for development as the international community takes stock of implementation of the Millennium Declaration-signed by 189 countries in 2000-and discusses how progress toward...
Global Monitoring Report, 2006 : Strengthening Mutual Accountability: Aid, Trade, and Governance »
Series: Other Official Rpts and Docs
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: The World Bank
Publication Date: 18 May 2006
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9780821364772.019
ISBN: 9780821364772
Keywords: Financial institutions, Debt relief, Corruption, Millennium Development Goals, Income, Global Monitoring Report, Transparency, debt, anticorruption, budget management
This third edition of the Global Monitoring Report examines the commitments and actions of donors, international financial institutions, and developing countries to implement the Millennium Declaration, signed by 1...
Inclusive Growth, Institutions, and the Underground Economy »
Source: Inclusive Growth, Institutions, and the Underground Economy
Volume/Issue: 2012/47
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s): Adil Mohommad , Anoop Singh , and Sonali Jain-Chandra
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 February 2012
ISBN: 9781463937089
Keywords: institutions, law, property rights, regulatory burden, institutional development, income tax rate, Economic Growth and Aggregate Productivity: General,
Worldwide protests against the perceived lack of economic opportunity and failure of governance have refocused attention on the need for inclusive growth and strong institutions. In developing countries, large info...
The Effectiveness of Macroeconomic Commitment in Weak(er) Institutional Environments »
Source: The Effectiveness of Macroeconomic Commitment in Weak(er) Institutional Environments
Volume/Issue: 2010/193
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s): Marc Quintyn , and Sophia Gollwitzer
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 August 2010
ISBN: 9781455205233
Keywords: Macroeconomic Commitment Institutions, Political-Economic Institutions, inflation, central bank, monetary fund, monetary union, The Effectiveness of Macroeconomic Commitment, Fiscal and Monetary Policy in Development, Capitalist Systems: Political Economy, Other Economic Systems: Other
This paper analyzes the institutional conditions affecting the establishment and effectiveness of independent central banks and of budgetary institutions. It draws on the recent theory developed by North, Wallis an...
1 Charting and Sustaining Progress in Income Poverty Reduction »
Source: Global Monitoring Report, 2006 : Strengthening Mutual Accountability: Aid, Trade, and Governance
Series: Other Official Rpts and Docs
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: The World Bank
Publication Date: 18 May 2006
ISBN: 9780821364772
Keywords: Financial institutions, Debt relief, Corruption, Millennium Development Goals, Income, Global Monitoring Report, Transparency, debt, anticorruption, budget management
The first Millennium Development Goal (MDG) calls for the development community to reduce the global rate of extreme income poverty—measured by the share of the population living on less than $1 per day—by h...
Part II Governance as Part of Global Monitoring »
Source: Global Monitoring Report, 2006 : Strengthening Mutual Accountability: Aid, Trade, and Governance
Series: Other Official Rpts and Docs
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: The World Bank
Publication Date: 18 May 2006
ISBN: 9780821364772
Keywords: Financial institutions, Debt relief, Corruption, Millennium Development Goals, Income, Global Monitoring Report, Transparency, debt, anticorruption, budget management
The emerging global architecture to support poverty reduction rests on the principle of mutual accountability. Donor countries are to be accountable for providing aid in ways that support country development...
7 Strengthening Global Checks and Balances »
Source: Global Monitoring Report, 2006 : Strengthening Mutual Accountability: Aid, Trade, and Governance
Series: Other Official Rpts and Docs
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: The World Bank
Publication Date: 18 May 2006
ISBN: 9780821364772
Keywords: Financial institutions, Debt relief, Corruption, Millennium Development Goals, Income, Global Monitoring Report, Transparency, debt, anticorruption, budget management
The worldwide scale of embezzled funds and corruption proceeds is difficult to judge. One estimate puts it at a staggering $1 trillion a year (Kaufmann 2005). Nigeria’s President Abacha embezzled between $2...
Fiscal Buffers for Natural Disasters in Pacific Island Countries1 »
Source: Fiscal Buffers for Natural Disasters in Pacific Island Countries
Volume/Issue: 2019/152
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s): Hidetaka Nishizawa , Scott Roger , and Huan Zhang
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 12 July 2019
ISBN: 9781498320801
Keywords: Access to foreign markets, Accounting, Accounting standards, Agriculture, Aid flows, Balance of payments, Bank deposits, Bank financing, Banks, Bonds
Pacific island countries (PICs) are vulnerable severe natural disasters, especially cyclones, inflicting large losses on their economies. In the aftermath of disasters, PIC governments face revenue losses and spend...
Republic of Armenia »
Source: Republic of Armenia : Technical Assistance Report-Public Investment Management Assessment
Volume/Issue: 2019/33
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. Fiscal Affairs Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 29 January 2019
ISBN: 9781484396933
Keywords: Accounting standards, Accounting systems, Accrual accounting, Audit process, Auditing, Bank accounting, Budget approval, Budget classification, Budget deficits, Budget execution
This paper discusses results of a technical assistance report prepared to evaluate the quality of Armenia's public investment institutions in the planning, budgeting, and implementation stages of public investment...
High Level Status Report to the IEO Evaluation of Fund's Recurring Issues »
Source: High Level Status Report to the IEO Evaluation of Fund's Recurring Issues
Volume/Issue: 2017/012
Series: Policy Papers
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. Strategy, Policy, & Review Department
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 27 March 2017
ISBN: 9781498347044
Keywords: Absorptive capacity, Accounting, Accounting systems, Agricultural subsidies, Agriculture, Anti-money laundering, Arrears policy, Balance sheets, Budgeting, Budgets
This is a high-level report on progress in addressing recurring issues identified by the Independent Evaluation Office (IEO). The Board endorsed the proposal in the Chairman's Summing Up for the Independent Evaluat...