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4. Capital Flows to MENAP and the CCA: Opportunities and Risks »
Source: Regional Economic Outlook, October 2019, Middle East and Central Asia
Series: Regional Economic Outlook
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. Middle East and Central Asia Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 06 November 2019
ISBN: 9781513514000
Keywords: Regional Economic Outlook, Middle East and Central Asia, Economic growth, Oil prices, Market economies, Regional economics, Fiscal policy, economic outlook, global trade tensions, oil-importing countries
Capital flows to the Middle East and Central Asian countries have been resilient even as global financial conditions tightened in 2014–16. Such flows have helped finance current account and fisc...

Privacy vs Transparency: Countries must strike the right balance as they combat illicit financial flows »
Source: Finance & Development, September 2019
Volume/Issue: 56/3
Series: Finance & Development
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. Communications Department
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 13 August 2019
ISBN: 9781498316040
Keywords: Finance and Development, Tax evasion, Money laundering, Tax revenue, Money, Financial crises, tax haven, haven, Mian, night lights
This issue of Finance & Development focuses on dark web of secret transactions that enable tax evasion and avoidance, money laundering, illicit financial flows, and corruption. Demands on government resources are b...

Annual Report on Exchange Arrangements and Exchange Restrictions 2018 »
Series: Annual Report on Exchange Arrangements and Exchange Restrictions
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. Monetary and Capital Markets Department
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 16 April 2019
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781484396773.081
ISBN: 9781484396773
Keywords: AREAER, AREAER 2018, exchange, foreign exchange, exchange rate, currency, market
The Annual Report on Exchange Arrangements and Exchange Restrictions has been published by the IMF since 1950. It draws on information available to the IMF from a number of sources, including that provided in the c...

Regional Economic Outlook, October 2018, Sub-Saharan Africa : Capital Flows and The Future of Work »
Series: Regional Economic Outlook
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. African Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 11 December 2018
Language: Chinese
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781484380505.086
ISBN: 9781484380505
Keywords: Sub-Saharan Africa, Regional Economic Outlook, economic outlook, economic growth, public debt, downside risks, capital flows, automation, job creation
The macroeconomic outlook for sub-Saharan Africa continues to strengthen with higher growth, easing inflation, and stabilizing public debt ratios with some countries improving their fiscal balances. But there are c...

Regional Economic Outlook, October 2018, Sub-Saharan Africa : Capital Flows and The Future of Work »
Series: Regional Economic Outlook
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. African Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 11 December 2018
Language: Portuguese
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781484380529.086
ISBN: 9781484380529
Keywords: Sub-Saharan Africa, Regional Economic Outlook, economic outlook, economic growth, public debt, downside risks, capital flows, automation, job creation
The macroeconomic outlook for sub-Saharan Africa continues to strengthen with higher growth, easing inflation, and stabilizing public debt ratios with some countries improving their fiscal balances. But there are c...

2. Capital Flows to Sub-Saharan Africa: Causes and Consequences »
Source: Regional Economic Outlook, October 2018, Sub-Saharan Africa : Capital Flows and The Future of Work
Series: Regional Economic Outlook
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. African Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 11 October 2018
ISBN: 9781484375396
Keywords: Sub-Saharan Africa, Regional Economic Outlook, economic outlook, economic growth, public debt, downside risks, capital flows, automation, job creation
In the aftermath of the global financial crisis, there has been a spectacular increase in nonofficial cross-border capital flows to sub-Saharan Africa. 1 With official development...

Regional Economic Outlook, October 2018, Sub-Saharan Africa : Capital Flows and The Future of Work »
Series: Regional Economic Outlook
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. African Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 11 October 2018
Language: French
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781484376874.086
ISBN: 9781484376874
Keywords: Regional Economic Outlook, Sub-Saharan Africa, economic outlook, economic growth, public debt, downside risks, capital flows, automation, job creation
The macroeconomic outlook for sub-Saharan Africa continues to strengthen. Growth is expected to increase from 2.7 percent in 2017 to 3.1 percent in 2018, reflecting domestic policy adjustments and a supportive exte...

Regional Economic Outlook, October 2018, Sub-Saharan Africa : Capital Flows and The Future of Work »
Series: Regional Economic Outlook
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. African Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 11 October 2018
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781484375396.086
ISBN: 9781484375396
Keywords: Sub-Saharan Africa, Regional Economic Outlook, economic outlook, economic growth, public debt, downside risks, capital flows, automation, job creation
The macroeconomic outlook for sub-Saharan Africa continues to strengthen. Growth is expected to increase from 2.7 percent in 2017 to 3.1 percent in 2018, reflecting domestic policy adjustments and a supportive exte...

Is There a Remittance Trap? »
Source: Finance & Development, September 2018
Volume/Issue: 55/3
Series: Finance & Development
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. Communications Department
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 30 August 2018
ISBN: 9781484368800
Keywords: Finance and Development, Poverty, Development, Financial crises, Economic growth, Economies, IMF, Hak, southeast Asia, sub-Saharan Africa
This paper discusses that from shifting demographics to climate change, Southeast Asia confronts a host of challenges. Summoning them will require both resilience and flexibility. Advances in artificial intelligenc...

Annual Report on Exchange Arrangements and Exchange Restrictions 2017 »
Series: Annual Report on Exchange Arrangements and Exchange Restrictions
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. Monetary and Capital Markets Department
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 30 April 2018
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781484300992.012
ISBN: 9781484300992
Keywords: Trade restrictions, Classification of exchange rate arrangements, Central banks, Exchange markets, Foreign exchange, Balance of payments, Foreign exchange shortages, AREAER, report period, capital transaction
The Annual Report on Exchange Arrangements and Exchange Restrictions has been published by the IMF since 1950. It draws on information available to the IMF from a number of sources, including that provided in the c...