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V Trade Policies of Developing Countries »
Source: 1992 World Economic and Financial Surveys : Issues & Development in intl. Trade
Series: World Economic and Financial Surveys
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 January 1992
ISBN: 9781451939545
Since the mid-1980s, there has been a marked shift in the orientation of the trade and industrial policies of most developing countries 90 away from a heavy reliance on direct int...

I. Overview and Current Issues »
Source: 1992 World Economic and Financial Surveys : Private Market Financing for Developing Countries 1992
Series: World Economic and Financial Surveys
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 January 1992
ISBN: 9781451940053
This report reviews recent developments in private market financing for developing countries. 1 The last year has witnessed rapid change, as several major debtors have reached agr...

III: Recent Developments in Private Market Financing »
Source: 1992 World Economic and Financial Surveys : Private Market Financing for Developing Countries 1992
Series: World Economic and Financial Surveys
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 January 1992
ISBN: 9781451940053
During 1991 and the first half of 1992, access of developing countries to international bond and equity markets increased considerably. Conversely, syndicated bank lending to developing countries continued t...

CHAPTER III EMERGING MARKET FINANCING »
Source: International Capital Markets, August 2001
Series: World Economic and Financial Surveys
Author(s): Donald Mathieson , and Garry Schinasi
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 22 August 2001
ISBN: 9781589060562
Although emerging market issuance of international bonds, equities, and syndicated loans rose in 2000 to the highest level since 1997, access to the international capital markets was characterized by an “on-...

II Convertibility of Currencies for Current International Payments and Transfers »
Source: Exchange Rate Arrangements and Currency Convertibility : Developments and Issues
Series: World Economic and Financial Surveys
Author(s): R. Johnston , and Mark Swinburne
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 24 September 1999
ISBN: 9781557757951
Keywords: foreign exchange, exchange rate, foreign exchange market, interbank market
Developments in the convertibility of members’ currencies for current payments and transfers over the period 1993–97 have clearly been toward more liberal exchange systems for payments and transfers for curr...

III Recent Developments in Private Market Financing »
Source: Private Market Financing for Developing Countries
Series: World Economic and Financial Surveys
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 September 1995
ISBN: 9781557755261
Keywords: debt, interest, bonds, bond, payments
Developing countries experienced a dramatic increase in capital inflows during the 1990s, following a slowdown in economic activity in the industrial countries and a decline in interest rates, particularly i...

VII Indices of Exchange and Capital Controls and Relationships with Economic Development »
Source: Exchange Rate Arrangements and Currency Convertibility : Developments and Issues
Series: World Economic and Financial Surveys
Author(s): R. Johnston , and Mark Swinburne
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 24 September 1999
ISBN: 9781557757951
Keywords: foreign exchange, exchange rate, foreign exchange market, interbank market
Evaluating the restrictiveness of exchange regimes is a complex task, but in recent years it has been regarded as an important element of reaching a better analytical understanding of the impact of exchange...

IV Developments in Exchange Rate Arrangements and Markets »
Source: Exchange Rate Arrangements and Currency Convertibility : Developments and Issues
Series: World Economic and Financial Surveys
Author(s): R. Johnston , and Mark Swinburne
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 24 September 1999
ISBN: 9781557757951
Keywords: foreign exchange, exchange rate, foreign exchange market, interbank market
According to the IMF’s official classification of exchange arrangements, there has been a gradual move away from pegged regimes into more flexible arrangements. This classification scheme has, however, a num...

Statistical Appendix »
Source: Private Market Financing for Developing Countries
Series: World Economic and Financial Surveys
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 September 1995
ISBN: 9781557755261
Keywords: debt, interest, bonds, bond, payments
Table A1. Chronology of Bank Debt Restructurings and Bank Financial Packages...

I Economic Implications of the Uruguay Round »
Source: International Trade Policies : Volume II The Uruguay Round and Beyond: Background Papers
Series: World Economic and Financial Surveys
Author(s): Peter Uimonen , Arvind Subramanian , Naheed Kirmani , Nur Calika , Michael Leidy , and Richard Harmsen
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 08 February 1995
ISBN: 9781557754578
Keywords: competition, free trade, trade diversion, competition policy, competition policies
The Final Act of the Uruguay Round was signed in Marrakesh in April 1994, bringing to a conclusion the eighth and most ambitious set of multilateral trade negotiations. One hundred and twenty-five countries...