Author: International Monetary Fund (imf)
Publisher: International Monetary Fund
Keywords: april, report, stability, financial, global
Number of Pages: 200
Published: 2009-04-30
List price: $68.00
ISBN-10: 1589068092
ISBN-13: 9781589068094

The Global Financial Stability Report (GFSR) assesses key risks facing the global financial system witha view to identifying those that represent systemic vulnerabilities. In normal times, the report seeksto play a role in preventing crises by highlighting policies that may mitigate systemic risks, therebycontributing to global financial stability and the sustained economic growth of the IMF’s membercountries. In the current crisis, the report traces the sources and channels of financial distress, andprovides policy advice on mitigating its effects on economic activity, stemming c

Authors:Anne-Marie Gulde, Charalambos Tsangaride,
Publisher: International Monetary Fund
Keywords: international, monetary, fund, book, challenges, uncommon, franc, zone, common, currency, cfa
Number of Pages: 397
Published: 2008-03-30
List price: $37.50
ISBN-10: 1589066758
ISBN-13: 9781589066755

About one-third of countries covered by the IMF’s African Department are members of the CFA franc zone. With most other countries moving away from fixed exchange rates, the issue of an adequate policy framework to ensure the sustainability of the CFA franc zone is clearly of interest to policymakers and academics. However, little academic research on the subject exists in the public domain. This book aims to fill this void, by bringing together work undertaken in the context of intensified regional surveillance, and highlighting the current challenges and the main policy requirements if

Authors:Johannes Mueller, Stephane Cosse, Jean Le Dem, &nbs
Publisher: International Monetary Fund
Keywords: occasional, paper, devaluation, franc, cfa, aftermath
Number of Pages: 88
Published: 1996-06-01
List price: unknow
ISBN-10: 1557755612
ISBN-13: 9781557755612

Developments in the countries of the CFA franc zone in the aftermath of the January 1994 devaluation of the CFA franc are reviewed in this paper. The paper describes the progress made and the difficulties encountered during 1994 and early 1995 in implementing the programs supported by use of IMF resources. Annexes provide statistical information and discuss regional integration efforts, developments in monetary policy, and technical assistance provided by the IMF and the World Bank.

Author: Caroline M. Ro
Publisher: International Monetary Fund
Keywords: users, manuals, guides, compilers, guide, debt, statistics, external
Number of Pages: 195
Published: 2003-11-01
List price: $60.00
ISBN-10: 1589060601
ISBN-13: 9781589060609

External Debt Statistics: Guide for Compilers and Users provides clear, up-to-date guidance on the concepts, definitions, and classifications of the gross external debt of the public and private sectors, and on the sources, compilation techniques, and analytical uses of these data. The Guide supersedes the previous international guidance on external debt statistics available in External Debt: Definition, Statistical Coverage, and Methodology (widely known as the Gray Book), which was published in 1988. The Guide?s conceptual framework derives from the System of National Accounts, 1993 and the

Authors:Omotunde E. G. Johnson, Mark Swinburne, Tony Lybek
Publisher: International Monetary Fund
Keywords: central, bank, role, policy, systems, monetary, payment
Number of Pages: 254
Published: 1998-06-01
List price: $25.00
ISBN-10: 1557756260
ISBN-13: 9781557756268

A payment system encompasses a set of instruments and means generally acceptable in making payments; the institutional and organizational framework governing such payments, including prudential regulation; and the operating procedures and communications network used to initiate and transmit payment information from payer to payee and to settle payments. This book identifies main policy and strategic issues in payment system reform, describes the structure of payment systems in selected countries, highlights areas of consensus, and suggests the direction for future policy analysis.

Authors:Gary G. Moser, Scott Rogers, Reinold H. van Til, R
Publisher: International Monetary Fund
Keywords: intl, monetary, fund, paper, occasional, experience, structural, adjustment, nigeria
Number of Pages: 106
Published: 1997-01-01
List price: $15.00
ISBN-10: 1557756309
ISBN-13: 9781557756305

Authors:Richard C. Barth,  Chorng-Huey Wong,
Publisher: International Monetary Fund
Keywords: policy, rate, exchange, approaches
Number of Pages: 298
Published: 1994-04-01
List price: unknow
ISBN-10: 1557753644
ISBN-13: 9781557753649

External sector policies and exchange rate policy are central to a country’s economic performance and to the IMF’s surveillance functions. The papers in this book were presented at a seminar on Exchange Rate Policy in Developing and Transition Economies held by the IMF Institute. They analyze choices of exchange rate regimes, issues affectingmanagement of exchange regimes, and specific types of regimes, including case studies from the former Soviet Union, Africa, Asia, and Latin America.