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7. Challenges of Regulating and Supervising the Hawaladars of Kabul »
Source: Regulatory Frameworks for Hawala and Other Remittance Systems
Series: Seminar Volumes
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 24 March 2005
ISBN: 9781589064232
Keywords: remittance, money laundering, remittances, money remittance, alternative remittance
In September 2004, Da Afghanistan Bank, the country’s central bank, introduced legislation to regulate and supervise the activities of money service providers in Afghanistan. This regulation applies to all i...

2 Demographics and Long-Term Growth in the Palestinian Economy »
Source: The West Bank and Gaza : Economic Performance, Prospects, and Policies: Achieving Prosperity and Confronting Demographic Challenges
Series: Books
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 28 August 2001
ISBN: 9781589060357
Keywords: employment, tfp, exchange rate, trucks, expenditure
The West Bank and Gaza has the highest population growth in the world. 1 Years of high fertility rates have created a very young population structure, with roughly half of the pop...

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...

24 Effectiveness and Implications of Limits on Central Bank Credit to the Government »
Source: The Evolving Role of Central Banks
Series: Books
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 15 June 1991
ISBN: 9781557751850
Keywords: central bank, banking, monetary policy, national bank, inflation
The main purpose of this paper is to explore the role and consequences of limiting central bank lending to the government. In the first section, the legal provisions that were in fo...

REPORTS OF THE JOINT PROCEDURES COMMITTEE »
Source: Summary Proceedings of the Fifty-Sixth Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors, September 29, 2002
Series: Summary Proceedings
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 30 September 2003
ISBN: 9781589062887
Keywords: debt, debt restructuring, debt relief, debt sustainability, sovereign debt
Chairman—Oman Vice Chairmen—Iceland, Mauritius Reporting Member—Belize...

ATTENDANCE »
Source: Summary Proceedings of the Fifty-Sixth Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors, September 29, 2002
Series: Summary Proceedings
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 30 September 2003
ISBN: 9781589062887
Keywords: debt, debt restructuring, debt relief, debt sustainability, sovereign debt
Members of Fund Delegations Islamic State of Afghanistan Governor...

REPORT TO THE BOARDS OF GOVERNORS OF THE FUND AND THE BANK BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE JOINT MINISTERIAL COMMITTEE OF THE BOARDS OF GOVERNORS ON THE TRANSFER OF REAL RESOURCES TO DEVELOPING COUNTRIES (DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE) »
Source: Summary Proceedings of the Fifty-Sixth Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors, September 29, 2002
Series: Summary Proceedings
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 30 September 2003
ISBN: 9781589062887
Keywords: debt, debt restructuring, debt relief, debt sustainability, sovereign debt
Mr. Chairman, Mr. Köhler, Mr. Wolfensohn, Governors, ladies and gentlemen, as Chairman of the Development Committee, I am pleased to report to you on the Committee’s work during the...

3 Defining, Measuring, and Predicting Soundness »
Source: Bank Soundness and Macroeconomic Policy
Series: Books
Author(s): Matthew Saal , Carl-Johan Lindgren , and G. Garcia
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 16 September 1996
ISBN: 9781557755995
Keywords: banking, loans, banking system, interest, banking sector
Bank soundness is a concept commonly used to denote, for example, an ability to withstand adverse events. Nevertheless, its usage is typically imprecise and gives rise to questions...

Annex IV International Coordination of Supervision and Regulation of Financial Institutions »
Source: International Capital Markets : Developments, Prospects, and Key Policy Issues, 1996
Series: World Economic and Financial Surveys
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 17 September 1996
ISBN: 9781557756091
Keywords: banking, foreign exchange, bond, bonds, banking system
This annex provides information on the framework for international cooperation in the supervision and regulation of financial institutions and describes cooperative efforts to regulate both inte...

Annex II Recent Developments in Developing Country Capital Markets »
Source: International Capital Markets : Developments, Prospects, and Key Policy Issues, 1996
Series: World Economic and Financial Surveys
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 17 September 1996
ISBN: 9781557756091
Keywords: banking, foreign exchange, bond, bonds, banking system
Despite the serious disruptions in early 1995 as a result of the Mexican crisis, total net capital flows to developing countries and countries in transition reached a record $228 billion in 1995...