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African finance ministers’ press conference: Trade and foreign direct investment are crucial to sustainable development »
Source: IMF Survey, Volume 31, Issue 08
Volume/Issue: 31/8
Series: IMF Survey
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. External Relations Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 January 2002
ISBN: 9781451933161
Keywords: poverty reduction, terrorist financing, financial system, international monetary fund, money laundering
The Web edition of the IMF Survey is updated several times a week, and contains a wealth of articles about topical policy and economic issues in the news. Access the latest IMF research, read interviews, and listen...

Balance of Payments of the U.S.S.R., 1959-60 »
Source: IMF Staff Papers : Volume 10, No. 2
Volume: X
Series: IMF Staff Papers
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. Research Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 January 1963
ISBN: 9781451947151
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Point-Counterpoint: Remittances in Development »
Source: Finance & Development, December 2009
Volume/Issue: 46/4
Series: Finance & Development
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. External Relations Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 15 December 2009
ISBN: 9781451953794
Keywords: international monetary fund, exchange rate regime, inflation rates, economic crisis, financial sector
Climate Change: Stimulating a Green Recovery' looks at the global problem of climate change. With the world apparently on an economic recovery path, policymakers are looking at ways to limit the impact of climate c...

Balance of Payments of the U.S.S.R., 1955–58 »
Source: IMF Staff papers : Volume 9 No. 1
Volume: IX
Series: IMF Staff Papers
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. Research Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 January 1962
ISBN: 9781451955972
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Exchange Rate Flexibility and Credit during Capital Inflow Reversals »
Source: Exchange Rate Flexibility and Credit during Capital Inflow Reversals : Purgatory…not Paradise
Volume/Issue: 2014/61
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s): Nicolas Magud , and Esteban Vesperoni
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 16 April 2014
ISBN: 9781475543735
Keywords: reversals, macro-prudential, exchange rate, exchange rate regimes, exchange rate flexibility, flexible exchange rate, exchange rate regime, Open Economy Macroeconomics,
We document the behavior of macro and credit variables during episodes of capital inflows reversals in economies with different degrees of exchange rate flexibility. We find that exchange rate flexibility is associ...

Macroeconomic Policies and the Balance of Payments in Pakistan: 1972-1986 »
Source: Macroeconomic Policies and the Balance of Payments in Pakistan : 1972-1986
Volume/Issue: 1990/78
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 September 1990
ISBN: 9781451956085
Keywords: balance of payments, current account, current account deficit, current account balance, exchange rate policy
This paper describes developments in the balance of payments of Pakistan during 1972-86, focusing particularly on the factors that gave rise to external payments problems and the macroeconomics policies that were a...

Use of migrants’ remittances in labor-exporting countries: Comprehensive policies are needed to maximize the benefits of such remittances for growth and development »
Source: Finance & Development, June 1980
Volume/Issue: 17/2
Series: Finance & Development
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. External Relations Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 June 1980
ISBN: 9781616353414
Keywords: bank, finance, banking, development banking, projects
This paper highlights that in a shift of policy, the World Bank decided to finance directly health projects in developing countries. Under its old policy, formulated in 1974, health components providing basic healt...

Are Middle Eastern Current Account Imbalances Excessive? »
Source: Are Middle Eastern Current Account Imbalances Excessive?
Volume/Issue: 2011/195
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s): Paul Cashin , and Samya Beidas-Strom
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 August 2011
ISBN: 9781462305247
Keywords: Current account determination, macroeconomic balance approach, oil exporters, exporters, reer, exporting countries, terms of trade, International Lending and Debt Problems, International Policy Coordination and Transmission,
Employing a dynamic panel regression, this study estimates the medium-term current account position for three subgroups of emerging market and developing countries with shared economic characteristics. The fundamen...

The Impact of IMF-Supported Programs on FDI in Low-income Countries »
Source: The Impact of IMF-Supported Programs on FDI in Low-income Countries
Volume/Issue: 2015/157
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s): Ali Al-Sadiq
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 16 July 2015
ISBN: 9781513502342
Keywords: IMF-Supported Programs, FDI Inflows, Low-income Countries, Treatment Effects Model, Propensity Score Matching, gdp, income, investment, variables, value
It is common for IMF-supported adjustment programs with low-income member countries (LICs) to project that they will facilitate FDI inflows. The main objective of this paper is to empirically examine this hypothesi...

Remittances in the Pacific Region »
Source: Remittances in the Pacific Region
Volume/Issue: 2007/35
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s): Aiko Mineshima , and Christopher Browne
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 February 2007
ISBN: 9781451865998
Keywords: remittance, employment, migration, remittance flows
Remittances are large and have grown substantially over the past decade in the Pacific region. This primarily reflects the impact of emigration due to low growth and limited employment prospects at home. Many Pacif...