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International Monetary Fund Annual Report 1996 »
Series: Annual Report of the Executive Board
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 18 September 1996
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781557755940.011
ISBN: 9781557755940
Keywords: inflation, current account, central bank, monetary policy, balance of payments
The Annual Report to the Board of Governors reviews the IMF's activities, policies, and organization, as well as the world economy, with emphasis on balance of payments problems, international and emerging capital...

Main Developments in the World Economy »
Source: International Monetary Fund Annual Report 1996
Series: Annual Report of the Executive Board
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 18 September 1996
ISBN: 9781557755940
Keywords: inflation, current account, central bank, monetary policy, balance of payments
World economic growth moderated slightly in 1995, to 3½ percent—marginally below its long-term trend rate, but above growth rates during the 1990–93 global slowdown (Chart 1). The minor change in global aver...

Article IV Consultations »
Source: International Monetary Fund Annual Report 1996
Series: Annual Report of the Executive Board
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 18 September 1996
ISBN: 9781557755940
Keywords: inflation, current account, central bank, monetary policy, balance of payments
Under Article IV of the Articles of Agreement, the Fund holds bilateral discussions with members, usually every year. A staff team visits the country, collects economic and financial information, and discuss...

World Economic Outlook »
Source: International Monetary Fund Annual Report 1996
Series: Annual Report of the Executive Board
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 18 September 1996
ISBN: 9781557755940
Keywords: inflation, current account, central bank, monetary policy, balance of payments
The Board’s biannual reviews of the World Economic Outlook are an integral part of the Fund’s ongoing surveillance of economic developments and policies in its member countries and of the global economic sys...

Fund Financial Operations and Policies »
Source: International Monetary Fund Annual Report 1996
Series: Annual Report of the Executive Board
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 18 September 1996
ISBN: 9781557755940
Keywords: inflation, current account, central bank, monetary policy, balance of payments
New commitments of Fund resources under stand-by, extended, and SAF/ESAF arrangements rose to a record level of SDR 19.7 billion in 1995/96, mainly reflecting augmentation of access under Mexico’s stand-by a...

Overview Year Sees Swift Response to New Challenges of Globalized Markets; Financial Support for Members Rises to Record Levels »
Source: International Monetary Fund Annual Report 1996
Series: Annual Report of the Executive Board
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 18 September 1996
ISBN: 9781557755940
Keywords: inflation, current account, central bank, monetary policy, balance of payments
The financial year 1995/96 was an extremely active one for the International Monetary Fund. Its operations continued to increase in almost every area, and far-reaching changes were made in the policies and p...

International Capital Markets »
Source: International Monetary Fund Annual Report 1996
Series: Annual Report of the Executive Board
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 18 September 1996
ISBN: 9781557755940
Keywords: inflation, current account, central bank, monetary policy, balance of payments
In May 1995 the Board conducted its annual comprehensive assessment of developments in global capital markets, with a focus on the policy lessons that could be drawn from the events of the preceding year....

Fiscal Considerations in Policymaking »
Source: International Monetary Fund Annual Report 1996
Series: Annual Report of the Executive Board
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 18 September 1996
ISBN: 9781557755940
Keywords: inflation, current account, central bank, monetary policy, balance of payments
During 1995/96 the Board examined three-issues with important implications for fiscal policy in member countries as well as for Fund surveillance—the budgetary consequences of the quasi-fiscal operations of...

Present and Future Role of the SDR »
Source: International Monetary Fund Annual Report 1996
Series: Annual Report of the Executive Board
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 18 September 1996
ISBN: 9781557755940
Keywords: inflation, current account, central bank, monetary policy, balance of payments
In April 1996 the Executive Board met to discuss the conclusions of a seminar held in March 1996 on the future of the SDR—the international reserve asset created by the Fund in 1969 to supplement existing re...

The Role of the Fund: Financing and Its Link to Surveillance »
Source: International Monetary Fund Annual Report 1996
Series: Annual Report of the Executive Board
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 18 September 1996
ISBN: 9781557755940
Keywords: inflation, current account, central bank, monetary policy, balance of payments
In the decades since the Fund was established under the Bretton Woods agreement in 1944, four major developments have altered fundamentally the global economic environment in which it operates: a system of f...