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Adequacy of the Global Financial Safety Net—Considerations for Fund Toolkit Reform »
Source: Adequacy of the Global Financial Safety Net-Considerations for Fund Toolkit Reform
Volume/Issue: 2017/070
Series: Policy Papers
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. Strategy, Policy, & Review Department;International Monetary Fund. Finance Dept.;International Monetary Fund. Legal Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 19 December 2017
ISBN: 9781498346160
Keywords: Financial crises, Financial safety nets, Balance of payments need, Central banks, Balance of payments assistance, FCL, PLL, toolkit, qualification criterion, conditionality
liquidity in the face of increased vulnerabilities calls for enhancing the liquidity support provided through the global financial safety net (GFSN). The global economy is experiencing a period of protracted uncert...

Adequacy of the Global Financial Safety Net––Proposal for a New Policy Coordination Instrument »
Source: Adequacy of the Global Financial Safety Net--Proposal for a New Policy Coordination Instrument
Volume/Issue: 2017/041
Series: Policy Papers
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. Strategy, Policy, & Review Department;International Monetary Fund. Legal Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 26 July 2017
ISBN: 9781498346610
Keywords: Policy instruments, Financial safety nets, Balance of payments need, Development policy, Economic policy, PCI, conditionality, UCT, financial arrangement, psi
The global financial safety net (GFSN) has become larger and more decentralized, creating a need for greater coordination. The expanded GFSN has created multiple sources of official financing for countries in need...

Adequacy of the Global Financial Safety Net— Review of the Flexible Credit Line and Precautionary and Liquidity Line, and Proposals for Toolkit Reform »
Source: Adequacy of the Global Financial Safety Net-Review of the Flexible Credit Line and Precautionary and Liquidity Line, and Proposals for Toolkit Reform
Volume/Issue: 2017/069
Series: Policy Papers
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 19 December 2017
ISBN: 9781498346139
Keywords: Financial safety nets, Forward commitment capacity, Financial crises, Repurchase obligations, International capital market volatility, PP, FCL, SLS, PLL, access level
protracted global uncertainty combined with frequent episodes of capital flow volatility have intensified demand for liquidity support. In response to calls from the IMFC and the G20, the Fund has identified gaps i...

Adequacy of the Global Financial Safety Net— Review of the Flexible Credit Line and Precautionary and Liquidity Line, and Proposals for Toolkit Reform—Illustrative Decisions »
Source: Adequacy of the Global Financial Safety Net-Review of the Flexible Credit Line and Precautionary and Liquidity Line, and Proposals for Toolkit Reform
Volume/Issue: 2017/069
Series: Policy Papers
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 19 December 2017
ISBN: 9781498346139
Keywords: Financial safety nets, Forward commitment capacity, Financial crises, Repurchase obligations, International capital market volatility, PP, FCL, SLS, PLL, access level
protracted global uncertainty combined with frequent episodes of capital flow volatility have intensified demand for liquidity support. In response to calls from the IMFC and the G20, the Fund has identified gaps i...

Adequacy of the Global Financial Safety Net—Review of the Flexible Credit Line and Precautionary and Liquidity Line, and Proposals for Toolkit Reform—Revised Proposals »
Source: Adequacy of the Global Financial Safety Net-Review of the Flexible Credit Line and Precautionary and Liquidity Line, and Proposals for Toolkit Reform-Revised Proposals
Volume/Issue: 2017/068
Series: Policy Papers
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. Strategy, Policy, & Review Department;International Monetary Fund. Finance Dept.;International Monetary Fund. Legal Dept.;International Monetary Fund. Policy Development and Review Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 19 December 2017
ISBN: 9781498346153
Keywords: Financial safety nets, Lines of credit, Forward commitment capacity, Liquidity, Balance of payments need, FCL, PLL, credit line, SLS, toolkit
in the Fund's work stream on the Adequacy of the Global Financial Safety Net (GFSN). The paper follows the Executive Board's discussion of the Adequacy of the Global Financial Safety Net-Review of the Flexible Cred...

Adequacy of the Global Financial Safety Net—Review of the Flexible Credit Line and Precautionary and Liquidity Line, and Proposals for Toolkit Reform—Revised Proposals—Supplementary Information »
Source: Adequacy of the Global Financial Safety Net-Review of the Flexible Credit Line and Precautionary and Liquidity Line, and Proposals for Toolkit Reform-Revised Proposals
Volume/Issue: 2017/068
Series: Policy Papers
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. Strategy, Policy, & Review Department;International Monetary Fund. Finance Dept.;International Monetary Fund. Legal Dept.;International Monetary Fund. Policy Development and Review Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 19 December 2017
ISBN: 9781498346153
Keywords: Financial safety nets, Lines of credit, Forward commitment capacity, Liquidity, Balance of payments need, FCL, PLL, credit line, SLS, toolkit
in the Fund's work stream on the Adequacy of the Global Financial Safety Net (GFSN). The paper follows the Executive Board's discussion of the Adequacy of the Global Financial Safety Net-Review of the Flexible Cred...

Analytics of Systemic Crises and the Role of Global Financial Safety Nets »
Source: Analytics of Systemic Crises and the Role of Global Financial Safety Nets
Volume/Issue: 2011/041
Series: Policy Papers
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 31 May 2011
ISBN: 9781498338813
Keywords: Cross country analysis, External shocks, Financial crisis, Financial safety nets, Fund arrangements, Global Financial Crisis 2008-2009, Liquidity management, Monetary policy, Risk management, Real sector
In response to the global crisis, the Fund overhauled its lending toolkit and boosted its resources, strengthening its ability to pre-empt financial crises. This paper-with the companion paper on Mapping Cross-Bord...

Changing Patterns of Global Trade »
Source: Changing Patterns of Global Trade
Volume/Issue: 2011/044
Series: Policy Papers
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 15 June 2011
ISBN: 9781498338769
Keywords: China, Demand elasticity, Export growth, Export markets, Export prices, Exports, International trade, Supply elasticity, Trade integration, Balance of payments
The past few decades have seen important shifts that have reshaped the global trade landscape. As a share of global output, trade is now at almost three times the level in the early 1950s, in large part driven by t...

Chapter 9. Global Financial Shocks and Gross Capital Flows in Latin America »
Source: Latin America : New Challenges to Growth and Stability
Series: Books
Author(s): Dora Iakova , Luis Cubeddu , Gustavo Adler , and Sebastian Sosa
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 23 December 2014
ISBN: 9781498328166
Keywords: debt, commodity, fiscal policy, interest, growth
Global financial markets have been a source of sizable shocks over the past decade, with broad repercussions across emerging markets. Stark examples are the crisis triggered by the...

Chapter 1. Global Prospects and Policies »
Source: World Economic Outlook, April 2017 : Gaining Momentum?
Series: World Economic Outlook
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. Research Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 18 April 2017
ISBN: 9781475564655
Keywords: World Economic Outlook, Income inequality, National income, Distribution of income, External activities, Gross domestric product growth, Growth acceleration, Growth deceleration, Output growth, Economic integration
Global economic activity is picking up with a long-awaited cyclical recovery in investment, manufacturing, and trade. World growth is expected to rise from 3.1 percent in 2016 to 3.5 percent in...