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Capacity Development »
Source: International Monetary Fund Annual Report 2015 : Tackling Challenges Together
Series: Annual Report of the Executive Board
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 October 2015
ISBN: 9781475544886
Keywords: debt, imf, tax, interest, investment
The IMF shares its expertise with officials in member countries and provides training to them—what it calls “capacity development”—to help countries build strong...
Catalyst for Change »
Source: Catalyst for Change : Empowering Women and Tackling Income Inequality
Volume/Issue: 2015/20
Series: Staff Discussion Notes
Author(s): Christian Gonzales , Sonali Jain-Chandra , Kalpana Kochhar , Monique Newiak , and Tlek Zeinullayev
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 22 October 2015
ISBN: 9781513533384
Keywords: Income inequality, Women, Income distribution, Gender, Labor force participation, female labor force participation, gender equity, inequality, gender inequality, labor force
This study shows empirically that gender inequality and income inequality are strongly interlinked, even after controlling for standard drivers of income inequality. The study analyzes gender inequality by using an...
Chapter 21. Financial Inclusion »
Source: Building Integrated Economies in West Africa : Lessons in Managing Growth, Inclusiveness, and Volatility
Series: Books
Author(s): Alexei Kireyev
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 13 April 2016
ISBN: 9781513511832
Keywords: Fiscal policy, Monetary unions, West African Economic and Monetary Union, West African Monetary Union, Inclusive growth, Currency unions, tax, monetary policy, market, interest
West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) countries lag behind benchmark countries in several dimensions of financial inclusion: access to finance is low, especially for the most vulnerab...
Chapter 27. Integration and Poverty Reduction »
Source: Building Integrated Economies in West Africa : Lessons in Managing Growth, Inclusiveness, and Volatility
Series: Books
Author(s): Alexei Kireyev
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 13 April 2016
ISBN: 9781513511832
Keywords: Fiscal policy, Monetary unions, West African Economic and Monetary Union, West African Monetary Union, Inclusive growth, Currency unions, tax, monetary policy, market, interest
West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) experience shows that economic integration may have a significant impact on poverty reduction, even if the “growth channel” is weak. On the one h...
Economic Surveillance »
Source: International Monetary Fund Annual Report 2015 : Tackling Challenges Together
Series: Annual Report of the Executive Board
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 October 2015
ISBN: 9781475544886
Keywords: debt, imf, tax, interest, investment
Surveillance is the catch-all term encompassing the process by which the IMF oversees the international monetary system and global economic developments, and mon...
Finances, Organization, and Accountability »
Source: International Monetary Fund Annual Report 2015 : Tackling Challenges Together
Series: Annual Report of the Executive Board
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 October 2015
ISBN: 9781475544886
Keywords: debt, imf, tax, interest, investment
In FY2015, the IMF operated within an unchanged budget envelope in real terms. This was the third year in row. Greater utilization and reallocation of the budget enabled the IMF to meet new demands. The IMF’...
3. Financial Development And Sustainable Growth »
Source: Regional Economic Outlook, April 2016, Sub-Saharan Africa : Time for a Policy Reset
Series: Regional Economic Outlook
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. African Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 03 May 2016
ISBN: 9781498388139
Keywords: Commodity price fluctuations, Terms of trade, financial development, commodity, exchange, debt, exchange rate
Financial development is important for promoting strong and stable economic growth in sub-Saharan Africa. It entails the wider use of existing financial instruments as well as the creation and adoption of ne...
Global Financial Stability Report, April 2016 : Potent Policies for a Successful Normalization »
Series: Global Financial Stability Report
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. Monetary and Capital Markets Department
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 11 April 2016
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781513506777.082
ISBN: 9781513506777
Keywords: Financial stability, Global Financial Stability Report, Global Financial Stability Reports, Global Financial Stability Risks, International financial stability, Macroprudential policies and financial stability, market, emerging market, insurance, equity
The current Global Financial Stability Report (April 2016) finds that global financial stability risks have risen since the last report in October 2015. The new report finds that the outlook has deteriorated in adv...
Global Financial Stability Report, October 2015 : Vulnerabilities, Legacies, and Policy Challenges - Risks Rotating to Emerging Markets »
Series: Global Financial Stability Report
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. Monetary and Capital Markets Department
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 07 October 2015
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781513582047.082
ISBN: 9781513582047
Keywords: Liquidity, global financial crisis, securities markets, corporate debt, commodity prices, corporate bonds, regulations, equity bubble, normalization, risk premiums
The October 2015 Global Financial Stability Report finds that, despite an improvement in financial stability in advanced economies, risks continue to rotate toward emerging markets. The global financial outlook is...
Globalization Facts and Figures »
Source: Globalization Facts and Figures
Volume/Issue: 2001/4
Series: IMF Policy Discussion Papers
Author(s): Paul Masson
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 November 2001
ISBN: 9781451973563
Keywords: Economic integration, Globalization, Trade liberalization, Trade, integration, mortality rate, life expectancy, infant mortality, birth, life expectancy at birth
Globalization has become the focus for a wide range of protests against various features of the world economy. This paper aims to give a concise summary of the economic dimensions of globalization, while leaving to...