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Biennial Review of the Implementation of the Fund's Surveillance and of the 1977 Surveillance Decision - Surveillance in a Program Environment »
Source: Biennial Review of the Implementation of the Fund's Surveillance and of the 1977 Surveillance Decision - Surveillance in a Program Environment
Volume/Issue: 2002/008
Series: Policy Papers
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 15 March 2002
ISBN: 9781498328838
Keywords: Article IV consultation procedure reviews, Exchange rate policy, Exchange rate policy surveillance, Multilateral surveillance, Staff-monitored programs, External sector, Economic conditions, International investment position, Economic integration, Regional economics
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Bolivia »
Source: Bolivia : The Hydrocarbons Boom and the Risk of Dutch Disease
Volume/Issue: 2008/154
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s): Eugenio Cerutti , and Mario Mansilla
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 June 2008
ISBN: 9781451870121
Keywords: Equilibrium Real Exchange, gas, exchange rate, real exchange rate, equilibrium exchange rate,
The hydrocarbons sector has become one of the most dynamic economic activities in the Bolivian economy and the main driver of improved export performance and international reserve accumulation. The central role of...

Chapter 2. Roads Less Traveled: Growth in Emerging Market and Developing Economies in a Complicated External Environment »
Source: World Economic Outlook, April 2017 : Gaining Momentum?
Series: World Economic Outlook
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. Research Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 18 April 2017
ISBN: 9781475564655
Keywords: World Economic Outlook, Income inequality, National income, Distribution of income, External activities, Gross domestric product growth, Growth acceleration, Growth deceleration, Output growth, Economic integration
Emerging market and developing economies have become increasingly important in the global economy in recent years. They now account for more than 75 percent of global growth in output and consum...

Climate Disaster Risks - Empirics and a Multi-Phase Dynamic Model* »
Source: Climate Disaster Risks - Empirics and a Multi-Phase Dynamic Model
Volume/Issue: 2019/145
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s): Stefan Mittnik , Willi Semmler , and Alexander Haider
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 11 July 2019
ISBN: 9781498320849
Keywords: Real sector, Economic growth, Interest costs, Interest rates on loans, Low income countries, climate economics, disaster risk, macro feedbacks, multi-phase macro model, monetary and financial policies
Recent research in financial economics has shown that rare large disasters have the potential to disrupt financial sectors via the destruction of capital stocks and jumps in risk premia. These disruptions often ent...

The Consolidated Medium-Term Income and Expenditure Framework »
Source: The Consolidated Medium-Term Income and Expenditure Framework
Volume/Issue: 2016/048
Series: Policy Papers
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 04 August 2016
ISBN: 9781498345750
Keywords: Estimated incomes and expenses, Financial year, Fund administrative budget, Net income of Fund, SDR interest rates, Real interest rates, Interest rate increases, Interest rates, Expenditures, Accounting
The medium-term income projections have been updated from the April 2015 outlook and the February review of the adequacy of precautionary balances. The main changes to the outlook stem from a more gradual rise in t...

Does the Business Environment Affect Corporate Investment in India? »
Source: Does the Business Environment Affect Corporate Investment in India?
Volume/Issue: 2012/70
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s): Kiichi Tokuoka
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 March 2012
ISBN: 9781463939069
Keywords: Business environment, Costs of doing business, inflation, gdp growth, inflation rate, real gdp, real interest rate, Asia and Pacific Department, Production and Organizations: General,
Since the global financial crisis, corporate investment has been weak in India. Sluggish corporate investment would not only moderate growth from the demand side but also constrain growth from the supply side over...

The Drivers, Implications and Outlook for China's Shrinking Current Account Surplus1 »
Source: The Drivers, Implications and Outlook for China's Shrinking Current Account Surplus
Volume/Issue: 2019/244
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s): Pragyan Deb , Albe Gjonbalaj , and Swarnali Hannan
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 08 November 2019
ISBN: 9781513516097
Keywords: Accounting, Aging, Assets, Balance of trade, Bank deposits, Bilateral trade, Bonds, Capital, Capital account, Capital flows
China's current account surplus has declined significantly from its peak in 2008 and the external position in 2018 was in line with medium-term fundamentals and desirable policies. While cyclical factors and expans...

Exchange Rate Determinants in Russia: 1992-1993 »
Source: Exchange Rate Determinants in Russia : 1992-1993
Volume/Issue: 1994/66
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s): Vincent Koen , and Eric Meyermans
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 June 1994
ISBN: 9781451848755
Keywords: Exchange rate policy, Russian Federation, foreign exchange, exchange rate, inflation, foreign exchange market, exchange rates
This paper examines the evolution of the exchange rate of the ruble vis-à-vis the U.S. dollar from exchange rate unification, in July 1992, to the end of 1993. The expected and actual paths of the exchange rate are...

The Fiscal Implications of Climate Change »
Source: The Fiscal Implications of Climate Change
Volume/Issue: 2008/006
Series: Policy Papers
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 22 February 2008
ISBN: 9781498334938
Keywords: Fiscal reforms, Fiscal stability, Oil production, Oil revenues, Public finance, Market interest rates, Tax revenue, Social safety nets, Consumption, Fiscal policy
This paper reviews the fiscal implications of climate change, and the potential role of the Fund in addressing them. It stresses that: The potential fiscal implications are immediate as well as lasting, and liab...

Fiscal Policy and Interest Rates »
Source: Fiscal Policy and Interest Rates : How Sustainable Is The 'New Economy'?
Volume/Issue: 2006/112
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s): Manmohan Kumar , and David Hauner
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 May 2006
ISBN: 9781451863727
Keywords: international reserves, inflation, long-term interest rates, monetary fund, monetary policy
This paper explores the determinants of long-term government bond yields in the Group of Seven (G-7) economies and analyzes the factors that could explain the conundrum of very low rates in the face of a variety of...