Search Results
IMF staff report: While short-term controls may be useful, free capital flows provide long-term benefits »
Source: IMF Survey : Volume 29, Issue 02
Volume/Issue: 29/2
Series: IMF Survey
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. External Relations Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 January 2000
ISBN: 9781451936889
Keywords: poverty reduction, poor countries, international monetary fund, poverty reduction strategy
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...
Back to Basics: Do Current Account Deficits Matter? »
Source: Finance & Development, December 2006
Volume/Issue: 43/4
Series: Finance & Development
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. External Relations Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 12 December 2006
ISBN: 9781451922509
Keywords: international monetary fund, health financing, financial systems, central bank
'Africa: Making Its Move' explores some of the obstacles facing sub-Saharan Africa as it attempts to capitalize on changes that offer fresh opportunities for growth and poverty reduction. The lead article describes...
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...
Private Capital Flows: Investors Eyeing Sub-Saharan Africa »
Source: IMF Survey, Volume 37, Issue 02
Volume/Issue: 37/2
Series: IMF Survey
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. External Relations Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 18 February 2008
ISBN: 9781451967562
Keywords: advanced economies, emerging market countries, economic outlook, macroeconomic policy, emerging markets, Financial Market Turbulence, World Growth, Global Outlook, Subprime Fallout, Writedowns
Financial market turbulence; world growth; global outlook; financial market outlook; subprime fallout; writedowns; risk management; credit rating agencies; prudential oversight; liquidity management; risk measureme...
The Current Account of Oil-Exporting Countries »
Source: IMF Research Bulletin, September 2009
Volume/Issue: 10/3
Series: IMF Research Bulletin
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. Research Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 06 October 2009
ISBN: 9781455256310
Keywords: income inequality, trade liberalization, technological progress, global economy, technological change
The Q&A in this issue features seven questions about policy options for emerging market countries (by Marcos Chamon, Chris Crowe, and Jun Il Kim); research summaries on 'Does Trade and Financial Globalization Cause...
The Global Financial Crisis and Workers' Remittances to Africa »
Source: The Global Financial Crisis and Workers' Remittances to Africa : What's the Damage?
Volume/Issue: 2010/24
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s): Ralph Chami , Adolfo Barajas , Anjali Garg , and Connel Fullenkamp
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 January 2010
ISBN: 9781451962413
Keywords: global crisis, remittance, migrant, host country, Economic Growth and Aggregate Productivity: General,
Using data on the distribution of migrants from Africa, GDP growth forecasts for host countries, and after estimating remittance multipliers in recipient countries, this paper estimates the impact of the global eco...
Foreign Investment Legislation in Africa »
Source: Finance & Development, March 1970
Volume/Issue: 7/1
Series: Finance & Development
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. External Relations Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 March 1970
ISBN: 9781616352974
Keywords: animal production, milk, milking, breeding, pasture production
This paper discusses achievement and failure of science in increasing world animal production. The paper highlights that the application of modern animal production technology is virtually confined to Western Europ...
Non-FDI Capital Inflows in Low-Income Developing Countries »
Source: Non-FDI Capital Inflows in Low-Income Developing Countries : Catching the Wave?
Volume/Issue: 2015/86
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s): Juliana Araujo , Antonio David , Carlos van Hombeeck , and Chris Papageorgiou
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 29 April 2015
ISBN: 9781484341087
Keywords: Gross Capital Flows, Surges, Low-Income Countries, markets, monetary fund, private capital, General, International Lending and Debt Problems,
Low-income countries (LIDCs) are typically characterized by intermittent and very modest access to private external funding sources. Motivated by recent developments in private flows to LIDCs this paper makes two c...
Current Account Norms in Natural Resource Rich and Capital Scarce Economies »
Source: Current Account Norms in Natural Resource Rich and Capital Scarce Economies
Volume/Issue: 2013/80
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s): Juliana Araujo , Bin Li , Marcos Poplawski-Ribeiro , and Luis-Felipe Zanna
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 27 March 2013
ISBN: 9781484396032
Keywords: External Sustainability, Developing Economies, current account balances, current account balance, current account deficits, current account surpluses, Open Economy Macroeconomics, Cooperative Enterprises,
The permanent income hypothesis implies that frictionless open economies with exhaustible natural resources should save abroad most of their resource windfalls and, therefore, feature current account surpluses. Res...
How Can Sub-Saharan Africa Attract More Private Capital Inflows? »
Source: Finance & Development, June 1997
Volume/Issue: 34/2
Series: Finance & Development
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. External Relations Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 January 1997
ISBN: 9781451952735
Keywords: fdi, private flows, private capital flows, private capital, capital flows
For the latest thinking about the international financial system, monetary policy, economic development, poverty reduction, and other critical issues, subscribe to Finance & Development (F&D). This lively quarterly...