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An Achilles’ Heel: Inequality threatens Asia’s growth miracle »
Source: Finance and Development, December 2013
Volume/Issue: 50/4
Series: Finance & Development
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. External Relations Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 25 November 2013
ISBN: 9781484316917
Keywords: intellectual property, global trade, supply chain, copyright
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 quarterl...
Africa : Adjustment to the Challenges of Globalization »
Series: Books
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 11 January 1999
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781557758293.071
ISBN: 9781557758293
Keywords: banking, expenditure, trade liberalization, civil service, banking system
Sub-Saharan Africa needs much faster economic growth and more effective economic, financial, and social policies if it is to make up for lost ground and reduce the number of people living in abject poverty. Edited...
Chapter 2: Developments in the Global Economy and Financial Markets »
Source: International Monetary Fund Annual Report 2009 : Fighting the Global Crisis
Series: Annual Report of the Executive Board
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 24 September 2009
ISBN: 9781589068797
Keywords: financial stability, financial sector, balance of payments, financial system, poverty reduction
On the heels of a major financial crisis that originated in advanced country markets in 2007, the global economy sank in 2008-09 into the deepest recession since...
CHAPTER 2 IMF Country, Global, and Regional Surveillance »
Source: International Monetary Fund Annual Report 2000 : Making the Global Economy Work for All
Series: Annual Report of the Executive Board
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 15 September 2000
ISBN: 9781557758439
Keywords: central bank, financial sector, financial statements, debt relief, balance of payments
Central to the IMF’s mandate of improving the operation of the international monetary system is its oversight (or “surveillance”) of the economic and financial policies of its member countries. IMF surveilla...
CHAPTER 5 Poverty Reduction and Debt Relief for Low-Income Countries »
Source: International Monetary Fund Annual Report 2001 : Making the Global Economy Work for All
Series: Annual Report of the Executive Board
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 17 September 2001
ISBN: 9781589060623
Keywords: interest, debt, payments, loans, financial statements
The stubbornly high incidence of extreme poverty in many parts of the world remains one of the greatest challenges facing the international community. The International Development Goals adopted by United Na...
Chapter 5. Poverty Reduction and Debt Relief for Low-Income Countries »
Source: International Monetary Fund Annual Report 2002 : Making the Global Economy Work for All
Series: Annual Report of the Executive Board
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 21 October 2002
ISBN: 9781589061620
Keywords: financial statements, poverty reduction, financial sector, conditionality, balance of payments
Reducing poverty in low-income countries remains one of the foremost challenges of our time. There is unprecedented agreement in the international community about what needs to be done: a new cooperative par...
CHAPTER 5 Poverty Reduction and Debt Relief for Poor Countries »
Source: International Monetary Fund Annual Report 2000 : Making the Global Economy Work for All
Series: Annual Report of the Executive Board
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 15 September 2000
ISBN: 9781557758439
Keywords: central bank, financial sector, financial statements, debt relief, balance of payments
The Committee urges all those with a stake in the HIPC Initiative to work for faster and effective implementation, and to give the HIPC process the highest priority so that as many countries as...
CHAPTER 4 Reform of the Global Financial Architecture »
Source: International Monetary Fund Annual Report 2000 : Making the Global Economy Work for All
Series: Annual Report of the Executive Board
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 15 September 2000
ISBN: 9781557758439
Keywords: central bank, financial sector, financial statements, debt relief, balance of payments
The Committee’s deliberations have taken place today against the background of a growing public debate about the directions in which the IMF and the international financial system should evolve...
Chapter 3: Restoring Global Financial Stability »
Source: International Monetary Fund Annual Report 2009 : Fighting the Global Crisis
Series: Annual Report of the Executive Board
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 24 September 2009
ISBN: 9781589068797
Keywords: financial stability, financial sector, balance of payments, financial system, poverty reduction
The extraordinary global financial crisis posed a host of serious policy challenges to most Fund members, as well as systemic risks to the global economy. The fu...
CHAPTER 5 The Fight Against Poverty in Low-Income Countries »
Source: International Monetary Fund Annual Report 2003 : Making the Global Economy Work for All
Series: Annual Report of the Executive Board
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 09 September 2003
ISBN: 9781589062467
Keywords: financial statements, financial sector, communications, balance of payments, repayments
The central objective of the IMF’s operations in low-income countries is deep and lasting poverty reduction, which requires sustained economic growth and policies di...