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Point of View: System Malfunction - The global economy is rife with imbalances that cannot be fixed under the present international monetary (non)system »
Source: Finance & Development, March 2015
Volume/Issue: 52/1
Series: Finance & Development
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. External Relations Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 27 February 2015
ISBN: 9781498351942
Keywords: Finance and Development, jobs, labor market, unemployment, finance, monetary fund
This chapter discusses the impact of global recession on the working population and looks at the future of work in the global economy from a variety of angles. IMF economist Prakash Loungani leads off with an overv...

Seven Lean Years: The global economy is in slow recovery from peak unemployment thanks to governments’ vigorous policy responses »
Source: Finance & Development, March 2015
Volume/Issue: 52/1
Series: Finance & Development
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. External Relations Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 27 February 2015
ISBN: 9781498351942
Keywords: Finance and Development, jobs, labor market, unemployment, finance, monetary fund
This chapter discusses the impact of global recession on the working population and looks at the future of work in the global economy from a variety of angles. IMF economist Prakash Loungani leads off with an overv...

Global Financial Stability Report, October 2014 : Risk Taking, Liquidity, and Shadow Banking: Curbing Excess while Promoting Growth »
Series: Global Financial Stability Report
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. Monetary and Capital Markets Department
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 08 October 2014
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781498390811.082
ISBN: 9781498390811
Keywords: banking, financial stability, risk taking, bond, bonds
The October 2014 issue finds that six years after the start of the crisis, the global economic recovery continues to rely heavily on accommodative monetary policies in advanced economies. Monetary accommodation rem...

Global Financial Stability Report Statistical Appendix, October 2014 »
Source: Global Financial Stability Report, October 2014 : Risk Taking, Liquidity, and Shadow Banking: Curbing Excess while Promoting Growth
Series: Global Financial Stability Report
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. Monetary and Capital Markets Department
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 08 October 2014
ISBN: 9781498390811
Keywords: banking, financial stability, risk taking, bond, bonds
This presentation complements the main text of the Global Financial Stability Report (GFSR) with data on financial developments in regions and countries as well as in selected sectors. Unless noted...

Chapter 4. Are Global Imbalances at a Turning Point? »
Source: World Economic Outlook, October 2014 : Legacies, Clouds, Uncertainties
Series: World Economic Outlook
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. Research Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 07 October 2014
ISBN: 9781498331555
Keywords: public investment, current account, gas, current account balance, natural gas
Global current account (“flow”) imbalances have narrowed significantly since their peak in 2006, and their configuration has changed markedly in the process. The imbalances that used to be the m...

2. Developments in the Global Economy and Financial Markets »
Source: International Monetary Fund Annual Report 2014 : From stabilization to sustainable growth
Series: Annual Report of the Executive Board
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. Secretary's Department
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 03 October 2014
ISBN: 9781498315357
Keywords: Annual reports, Administrative and Capital budgets, Bilateral surveillance, External training programs, Executive Board, Financial sector surveillance, IMF, IMF Finance, IMF Lending, Fund budget
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International Monetary Fund Annual Report 2014 : From stabilization to sustainable growth »
Series: Annual Report of the Executive Board
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. Secretary's Department
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 03 October 2014
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781498315357.011
ISBN: 9781498315357
Keywords: Annual reports, Administrative and Capital budgets, Bilateral surveillance, External training programs, Executive Board, Financial sector surveillance, IMF, IMF Finance, IMF Lending, Fund budget
Seven years after the onset of the global financial crisis, the world still has a way to go to secure a sustainable recovery marked by strong growth that supports rapid job creation and benefits all, International...

Global Financial Stability Report, April 2014 : Moving from Liquidity- to Growth-Driven Markets »
Series: Global Financial Stability Report
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 09 April 2014
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781484357460.082
ISBN: 9781484357460
Keywords: bond, financial stability, bonds, banking, bond yields
The April 2014 Global Financial Stability Report finds that, despite much progress, the global financial system remains in a transitional period with stability conditions far from normal. Advanced and emerging mark...

Global Financial Stability Report Statistical Appendix, April 2014 »
Source: Global Financial Stability Report, April 2014 : Moving from Liquidity- to Growth-Driven Markets
Series: Global Financial Stability Report
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 09 April 2014
ISBN: 9781484357460
Keywords: bond, financial stability, bonds, banking, bond yields
This presentation complements the main text of the Global Financial Stability Report (GFSR) with data on financial developments in regions and countries as well as in selected sectors. Unless noted...

Chapter 4. On the Receiving End? External Conditions and Emerging Market Growth Before, During, and After the Global Financial Crisis »
Source: World Economic Outlook, April 2014 : Recovery Strengthens, Remains Uneven
Series: World Economic Outlook
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. Research Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 08 April 2014
ISBN: 9781484308349
Keywords: inflation, monetary policy, real interest rates, gdp growth, real rates
This chapter finds that external factors induce significant fluctuations in emerging market economies’ growth, explaining about half the variance in their growth rates. Higher growth in advanced...