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Bank activity: Bank and IDA loans for urban impact projects in Indonesia, Greece, Ivory Coast, and India; education loans for Zambia, Afghanistan, and Paraguay; recent loans; global indicators and price forecasts of selected commodities »
Source: Finance & Development, March 1977
Volume/Issue: 14/1
Series: Finance & Development
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. External Relations Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 March 1977
ISBN: 9781616353285
Keywords: gold, monetary fund, monetary reform, international liquidity, rural development
This paper highlights that 1976 was an important year for the IMF. With the end of 1976, the IMF closed its books on a year of virtually unprecedented activity. It launched the New Year with a US$3.9 billion stand-...
4. Building Capacity for Sustained Growth »
Source: International Monetary Fund Annual Report 2012 : Working Together To Support Global Recovery
Series: Annual Report of the Executive Board
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 04 October 2012
ISBN: 9781616354152
Keywords: credit, balance of payments, technical assistance, financial sector, debt relief
Support for Low-Income Countries...
Challenge of Sustaining Growth with Equity in Asia »
Source: Finance & Development, September 1991
Volume/Issue: 28/3
Series: Finance & Development
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. External Relations Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 January 1991
ISBN: 9781451952087
Keywords: population growth, capital markets, death rates, capital market, life expectancy
We need to understand more deeply a number of critical issues that confront the World Bank and its member countries before we can transform knowledge into effective actions...
Chapter 1. Global Prospects and Policies »
Source: World Economic Outlook, October 2016 : Subdued Demand: Symptoms and Remedies
Series: World Economic Outlook
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. Research Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 04 October 2016
ISBN: 9781513599540
Keywords: World Economic Outlook, International trade, General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, Discriminatory trade practices, International trade agreements, Trade, Trade liberalization, Trade policy, Global trade, Restraint of trade
Recent Developments and Prospects The forces shaping the global outlook—both those operating over the short term and those operating over the long term—point to subdued growth for 20...
Chapter 2. Global Trade: What’s Behind the Slowdown? »
Source: World Economic Outlook, October 2016 : Subdued Demand: Symptoms and Remedies
Series: World Economic Outlook
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. Research Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 04 October 2016
ISBN: 9781513599540
Keywords: World Economic Outlook, International trade, General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, Discriminatory trade practices, International trade agreements, Trade, Trade liberalization, Trade policy, Global trade, Restraint of trade
Trade growth has slowed since 2012 relative both to its strong historical performance and to overall economic growth. This chapter finds that the overall weakness in economic activity, in partic...
Chapter 5. GLOBALIZATION, COMMODITY PRICES, AND DEVELOPING COUNTRIES »
Source: World Economic Outlook, April 2008 : Housing and the Business Cycle
Series: World Economic Outlook
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. Research Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 09 April 2008
ISBN: 9781589067196
Keywords: commodity prices, emission, monetary policy, mortgage, domestic demand
Over the past couple of decades, and in particular over the past few years, many developing and emerging economies have become steadily more integrated into the world economy. International trade, in both ma...
Chapter III. HOW WILL DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGE AFFECT THE GLOBAL ECONOMY? »
Source: World Economic Outlook, September 2004 : The Global Demographic Transition
Series: World Economic Outlook
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. Research Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 20 April 2004
ISBN: 9781589064065
Keywords: debt, interest, exchange rate, oil prices, payments
It seems possible that a society in which the proportion of young people is diminishing will become dangerously unprogressive, falling behind other communities not o...
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 3. Perspectives on Global Real Interest Rates »
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
Real interest rates worldwide have declined substantially since the 1980s and are now in slightly negative territory. Common factors account for much of these movements, highlighting the relevan...
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’...