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Islamic Republic of Afghanistan: Interim Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper »
Source: Islamic Republic of Afghanistan : Interim Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper
Volume/Issue: 2006/194
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 June 2006
ISBN: 9781451800265
Keywords: international community, human rights, civil service, national development, rule of law
The report describes the policy framework for the Interim Afghanistan National Development Strategy (I-ANDS) and the vision for Afghanistan's developments. It reviews the progress under I-ANDS, analyzes the macroec...

Payment Arrears in the Gas and Electric Power Sectors of the Russian Federation and Ukraine »
Source: Payment Arrears in the Gas and Electric Power Sectors of the Russian Federation and Ukraine
Volume/Issue: 1997/162
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s): Emine Gürgen , and Hrant Bagratian
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 December 1997
ISBN: 9781451981117
Keywords: payments arrears, gas, electric power, electricity, electric power sectors, electric power sector
This paper discusses payments arrears in the Russian Federation and Ukraine, with emphasis on the gas and electric power sectors. Payments arrears, which were triggered primarily by the dislocations experienced dur...

Republic of Kazakhstan: Selected Issues and Statistical Appendix »
Source: Republic of Kazakhstan : Selected Issues and Statistical Appendix
Volume/Issue: 2003/211
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 18 July 2003
ISBN: 9781451820904
Keywords: crude oil, oil and gas, natural gas, petroleum sector, million barrels
This Selected Issues paper reviews the developments, issues, and prospects of the petroleum sector of Kazakhstan, and analyzes the recent strong economic growth, the links between the oil and the non-oil sector, an...

Foreign Banks and the Vienna Initiative »
Source: Foreign Banks and the Vienna Initiative : Turning Sinners Into Saints?
Volume/Issue: 2012/117
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s): Ralph De Haas , Yevgeniya Korniyenko , Alexander Pivovarsky , and Elena Loukoianova
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 May 2012
ISBN: 9781475503463
Keywords: Foreign Banks, Vienna Initiative, Financial Crisis, State Support, subsidiaries, banking, bank subsidiaries, capital markets, bank lending
We use data on 1,294 banks in Central and Eastern Europe to analyze how bank ownership and creditor coordination in the form of the Vienna Initiative affected credit growth during the 2008-09 crisis. As part of the...

Foreign Direct Investment and Structural Reforms »
Source: Foreign Direct Investment and Structural Reforms : Evidence from Eastern Europe and Latin America
Volume/Issue: 2008/26
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s): Yuko Kinoshita , and Nauro Campos
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 January 2008
ISBN: 9781451868883
Keywords: fdi, financial sector, direct investment
This paper investigates the role of structural reforms -financial reforms, trade liberalization, and privatization- as determinants of FDI inflows based on newly constructed dataset on structural reforms for 19 Lat...

Islamic Banking »
Source: Islamic Banking : Issues in Prudential Regulations and Supervision
Volume/Issue: 1998/30
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s): Luca Errico , and Mitra Farahbaksh
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 March 1998
ISBN: 9781451980417
Keywords: Islamic Banking, Prudential Regulations, Banking Supervision, banking, islamic banks, mudaraba
This paper analyzes the implications of Islamic precepts on banks’ structure and activities, focusing on banking supervision issues. It points out and discusses these issues in the context of a paradigm vers...

Islamic Republic of Afghanistan »
Source: Islamic Republic of Afghanistan : Detailed Assessment Report on Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism
Volume/Issue: 2011/317
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 04 November 2011
ISBN: 9781463923938
Keywords: money laundering, terrorist financing, terrorist, law enforcement, law enforcement agencies
Afghanistan is one of the poorest countries in the world and, after decades of ongoing conflicts and strife, it is still at an early stage of developing its legal and institutional framework. Measures have been tak...

Afghanistan National Development Strategy: An Interim Strategy for Security, Governance, Economic Growth & Poverty Reduction »
Source: Islamic Republic of Afghanistan : Interim Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper
Volume/Issue: 2006/194
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 June 2006
ISBN: 9781451800265
Keywords: international community, human rights, civil service, national development, rule of law
The report describes the policy framework for the Interim Afghanistan National Development Strategy (I-ANDS) and the vision for Afghanistan's developments. It reviews the progress under I-ANDS, analyzes the macroec...

Ukraine »
Source: Ukraine : Statistical Appendix
Volume/Issue: 2005/21
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 24 January 2005
ISBN: 9781451839050
Keywords: law, pension, pension fund, pension funds, state pension
In recent years, the IMF has released a growing number of reports and other documents covering economic and financial developments and trends in member countries. Each report, prepared by a staff team after discuss...

Ukraine »
Source: Ukraine : Statistical Appendix
Volume/Issue: 2005/417
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 28 November 2005
ISBN: 9781451839081
Keywords: law, pension, pension fund, water transport, pensions
In recent years, the IMF has released a growing number of reports and other documents covering economic and financial developments and trends in member countries. Each report, prepared by a staff team after discuss...