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9 Parastatal Reform and Privatization in Mali »
Source: Deepening Structural Reform in Africa : Lessons from East Asia
Series: Books
Author(s): Laura Wallace
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 13 May 1997
ISBN: 9781557756343
Keywords: structural adjustment, foreign exchange, banking, privatization, central bank
Mali suffered a severe economic and financial crisis in the early 1980s due to natural phenomena and, in particular, the implementation of inappropriate policies. This crisis caused stark imbalances: low gro...
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...
Population, Agriculture, and the Environment in Africa »
Source: Finance & Development, June 1992
Volume/Issue: 29/2
Series: Finance & Development
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. External Relations Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 January 1992
ISBN: 9781451952513
Keywords: debt reduction, bank publications, bank staff, debt crisis, commercial debt
For the latest thinking about the international financial system, monetary policy, economic development, poverty reduction, and other critical issues, subscribe to Finance & Development (F&D). This lively quarterly...
External Debt Problem of Sub-Saharan Africa »
Source: Analytical Issues in Debt
Series: Books
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 15 March 1989
ISBN: 9781557750419
Keywords: debt, interest, creditors, debt relief, payments
MOST OF THE RECENT discussion of external debt problems of developing countries has centered on middle-income countries, particularly those in Latin America. Apart f...
List of Participants »
Source: External Assistance and Policies for Growth in Africa
Series: Other Statistical Electronic Products
Author(s): Claire Liuksila
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 15 December 1995
ISBN: 9781557755254
Keywords: debt, debt management, external debt, debt service, interest
Chairmen Jack Boorman Direct...
Chapter 6. The Right Energy Taxes and Their Impacts »
Source: Getting Energy Prices Right : From Principle to Practice
Series: Books
Author(s): Ian Parry , Dirk Heine , Eliza Lis , and Shanjun Li
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 22 July 2014
ISBN: 9781484388570
Keywords: air pollution, fuel efficiency, natural gas, carbon dioxide, coal
This chapter summarizes the corrective tax estimates for coal, natural gas, and motor fuels based on the assumptions discussed in previous chapters, both for selected countries and,...
Chapter 4. Measuring Pollution Damage from Fuel Use »
Source: Getting Energy Prices Right : From Principle to Practice
Series: Books
Author(s): Ian Parry , Dirk Heine , Eliza Lis , and Shanjun Li
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 22 July 2014
ISBN: 9781484388570
Keywords: air pollution, fuel efficiency, natural gas, carbon dioxide, coal
This chapter begins with a brief review of the literature on valuing climate change damage from carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. The heart of the chapter is about measuring damage fr...
Chapter 7. Energy Subsidies and Public Social Spending: Theory and Evidence »
Source: Fiscal Politics
Series: Books
Author(s): Vitor Gaspar , Sanjeev Gupta , and Carlos Mulas-Granados
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 07 April 2017
ISBN: 9781475547900
Keywords: Fiscal Policy, Budgets, Politics, Political Economy, Elections, Institutions, Parties
Introduction Many studies have stressed the fiscal cost and environmental impact of energy subsidies (see, for example, IEA 2011; IMF 2013a; Parry and others 2014; and World Bank 201...
A View from the Paris Club »
Source: Policies for African Development : From the 1980s to the 1990s
Series: Books
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 15 December 1992
ISBN: 9781557752321
Keywords: debt, debt relief, payments, debt service
The question I would like to broach this morning concerns the Paris Club’ s handling of the debts of African countries, in terms of present status as well as on a more forward-looking level. This, indeed, is...
APPENDIX III A Review of Policies in Fund Programs, 1980–84 »
Source: Fund-Supported Programs, Fiscal Policy, and Income Distribution
Series: Occasional Papers
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 15 September 1986
ISBN: 9780939934645
Keywords: taxation, expenditure, salaries, subsidies, income distribution
Selection of the Sample The Fund approved 117 stand-by programs and 23 extended facilities from January 1980 to December 1984, for 68 countries. Twenty-two countries had programs in...