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Chapter 2. Benefits of More Global and Regional Financial Integration in Latin America »
Source: Financial Integration in Latin America : A New Strategy for a New Normal
Series: Books
Author(s): Charles Enoch , Wouter Bossu , Carlos Caceres , and Diva Singh
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 10 April 2017
ISBN: 9781513520247
Keywords: Cross-border banking, Financial integration, Latin American regional banking, commodity supercycle, fragmentation, international banking system, growth, policymaking, Latin America, regional financial integration
After a period of endemic economic and financial crises during the 1980s to 1990s, many Latin American countries opened up their previously closed economies to international financial institutions at the tur...
Chapter 1: Global Financial Stability Assessment »
Source: Global Financial Stability Report, April 2012 : The Quest for Lasting Stability
Series: Global Financial Stability Report
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. Monetary and Capital Markets Department
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 18 April 2012
ISBN: 9781616352479
Keywords: pension, longevity risk, bonds, life expectancy, bond
In late 2011, the euro area’s banking and government bond markets came under stresses that pushed financial stability risks to a new peak of inten...
CHAPTER II GLOBAL FINANCIAL MARKET DEVELOPMENTS »
Source: Global Financial Stability Report, April 2004 : Market Developments and Issues
Series: Global Financial Stability Report
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. Monetary and Capital Markets Department
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 06 April 2004
ISBN: 9781589063280
Keywords: bond, bonds, hedge, pension, hedge funds
Exceptionally low short-term interest rates in the major financial centers contributed to resurgent economic growth and rising corporate earnings and to progress in strengthening corporate balance sheets, th...
CHAPTER II GLOBAL FINANCIAL MARKET DEVELOPMENTS »
Source: Global Financial Stability Report, September 2004 : Market Developments and Issues
Series: Global Financial Stability Report
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. Monetary and Capital Markets Department
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 13 September 2004
ISBN: 9781589063785
Keywords: pension, pension funds, hedge, hedge funds, pension fund
Financial markets are adjusting with equanimity to the onset of the interest rate tightening cycle. The well-crafted communications strategy of the U.S. Federal Reserve Board prepared markets fully for the f...
Chapter III. Aspects of Global Asset Allocation »
Source: Global Financial Stability Report, September 2005 : Aspects of Global Asset Allocation
Series: Global Financial Stability Report
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. Monetary and Capital Markets Department
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 30 September 2005
ISBN: 9781451969535
Keywords: investors, pension, mutual funds, institutional investors, pension funds
The factors that determine changes in asset allocation and, hence, capital flows across national borders and sectors have important implications for the conduct of surveillance of g...
Chapter 10. Japan’s Role in the Global Economy and Spillover Effects of Abenomics »
Source: Can Abenomics Succeed? : Overcoming the Legacy of Japan's Lost Decades
Series: Books
Author(s): Dennis Botman , Stephan Danninger , and Jerald Schiff
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 04 March 2015
ISBN: 9781498324687
Keywords: debt, investment, tax, interest, pension
The previous chapters have shown that successful Abenomics could help Japan achieve higher growth, lower government debt, and stronger financial sector stability. But what would be the implications of this f...
Chapter 4. Pension Reform and Equity: The Impact on Poverty of Reducing Pension Benefits »
Source: Equitable and Sustainable Pensions : Challenges and Experience
Series: Books
Author(s): Benedict Clements , Frank Eich , and Sanjeev Gupta
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 08 March 2014
ISBN: 9781616359508
Keywords: pension, pensions, benefits, pension system, retirement age
Introduction A primary objective of public pension systems is to provide adequate levels of retirement income to ensure that people are not at risk of poverty in old age. On average,...
Fiscal Implications of the Global Economic and Financial Crisis »
Series: Occasional Papers
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 18 September 2009
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781589068506.084
ISBN: 9781589068506
Keywords: Budgets, Developed countries, Emerging markets, Financial institutions, Public finance, Pension funds, Global Financial Crisis 2008-2009, Fiscal stability, financial sector, deposit insurance
The economic and financial crisis is affecting the fiscal accounts of virtually every country. Public sector support for the financial system, fiscal stimulus and the automatic stabilizers, as well as the revenue d...
Fiscal Implications of the Global Economic and Financial Crisis1 »
Source: Fiscal Implications of the Global Economic and Financial Crisis
Volume/Issue: 2009/13
Series: IMF Staff Position Notes
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 09 June 2009
ISBN: 9781462374755
Keywords: Asset management, Developed countries, Cross country analysis, Economic recession, Emerging markets, Financial risk, Financial sector, Financial crisis, Revenue measures, Public finance
This note reflects macroeconomic and fiscal forecasts presented with the April 2009 World Economic Outlook, as well as information on fiscal stimulus and financial and industrial sector support gathered through mid...
Global Aging and Declining World Interest Rates »
Source: Global Aging and Declining World Interest Rates : Macroeconomic Insurance Through Pension Reform in Cyprus
Volume/Issue: 2008/98
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s): Alexander Hoffmaister , Jaime Guajardo , and Mario Catalan
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 April 2008
ISBN: 9781451869590
Keywords: Pension reform, dynamic general equilibrium model, population aging, pension, benefits, pension benefits, retirement,
How will the world-wide decline in real interest rates associated with global aging affect small open economies (SOEs) with aging populations? Lower interest rates will result in higher capital-labor ratios and inc...