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Adequacy of Fund Resources-Further Considerations »

Source: Adequacy of Fund Resources-Further Considerations

Volume/Issue: 2021/008

Series: Policy Papers

Author(s): International Monetary Fund. Finance Dept.;International Monetary Fund. Strategy, Policy, & Review Department

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 05 March 2021

ISBN: 9781513571256

This paper is part of the workplan on the 15th General Review of Quotas (15th Review). The paper provides a two-pillar framework for assessing the adequacy of Fund resources, building on the staff paper discussed b...

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Adequacy of Fund Resources - Preliminary Considerations »

Source: Adequacy of Fund Resources - Preliminary Considerations

Volume/Issue: 2021/006

Series: Policy Papers

Author(s): International Monetary Fund. Finance Dept.;International Monetary Fund. Strategy, Policy, & Review Department

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 05 March 2021

ISBN: 9781513571171

This paper provides background for initial considerations on the appropriate size of the Fund's overall lending capacity over the medium term. The paper reviews developments in the demand for Fund resources during...

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Fifteenth General Review of Quotas- Additional Considerations and Data Update »

Source: Fifteenth General Review of Quotas- Additional Considerations and Data Update

Volume/Issue: 2021/010

Series: Policy Papers

Author(s): International Monetary Fund. Finance Dept.;International Monetary Fund. Strategy, Policy, & Review Department;International Monetary Fund. Statistics Dept.

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 05 March 2021

ISBN: 9781513571317

This paper provides background for a further round of discussions on the Fifteenth General Review of Quotas (hereafter 15th Review). The paper builds on work presented in previous staff papers and Directors' views...

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Fifteenth General Review of Quotas-Further Considerations »

Source: Fifteenth General Review of Quotas-Further Considerations

Volume/Issue: 2021/009

Series: Policy Papers

Author(s): International Monetary Fund. Finance Dept.;International Monetary Fund. Strategy, Policy, & Review Department

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 05 March 2021

ISBN: 9781513571287

The paper revisits the two-pillar framework for assessing the adequacy of Fund resources. Responding to Directors suggestions, the quantitative pillar is updated to include alternative assumptions and to provide a...

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Fifteenth General Review of Quotas-Quota Formula and Realigning Shares »

Source: Fifteenth General Review of Quotas-Quota Formula and Realigning Shares

Volume/Issue: 2021/007

Series: Policy Papers

Author(s): International Monetary Fund. Finance Dept.;International Monetary Fund. Statistics Dept.

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 05 March 2021

ISBN: 9781513571201

This paper provides background for an initial discussion under the Fifteenth General Review of Quotas (15th Review) in line with the work plan agreed by the Executive Board. It discusses issues related to further r...

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Progress on the Fifteenth General Review of Quotas-Report of the Executive Board to the Board of Governors (April 2019) »

Source: Progress on the Fifteenth General Review of Quotas-Report of the Executive Board to the Board of Governors (April 2019)

Volume/Issue: 2021/014

Series: Policy Papers

Author(s): International Monetary Fund

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 05 March 2021

ISBN: 9781513560113

Following the guidance on the Board of Governors Resolution No. 72-1 (December 2016), on April 3, 2019, the Executive Board discussed and adopted its third semi-annual report on progress on the Fifteenth Review. Th...

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Progress on the Fifteenth General Review of Quotas-Report of the Executive Board to the Board of Governors (October 2017) »

Source: Progress on the Fifteenth General Review of Quotas-Report of the Executive Board to the Board of Governors (October 2017)

Volume/Issue: 2021/011

Series: Policy Papers

Author(s): International Monetary Fund

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 05 March 2021

ISBN: 9781513559940

Following the guidance on the Board of Governors Resolution No. 72-1 (December 2016), on October 4, 2017, the Executive Board discussed and adopted its first semi-annual report on progress on the Fifteenth Review....

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IMF Executive Board Concludes 2021 Article IV Consultation with Tunisia »

Source: Tunisia : 2021 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Tunisia

Volume/Issue: 2021/044

Series: IMF Staff Country Reports

Author(s): International Monetary Fund. Middle East and Central Asia Dept.

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 26 February 2021

ISBN: 9781513570600

The pandemic aggravated Tunisia's long-standing vulnerabilities stemming from persistent fiscal and external imbalances, rising debt, and contingent liabilities from inefficient state-owned enterprises. The crisis...

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Statement by Hossein Hosseini, Executive Director, and Samir Belhaj, Advisor to the Executive Director for Tunisia February 17, 2021 »

Source: Tunisia : 2021 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Tunisia

Volume/Issue: 2021/044

Series: IMF Staff Country Reports

Author(s): International Monetary Fund. Middle East and Central Asia Dept.

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 26 February 2021

ISBN: 9781513570600

The pandemic aggravated Tunisia's long-standing vulnerabilities stemming from persistent fiscal and external imbalances, rising debt, and contingent liabilities from inefficient state-owned enterprises. The crisis...

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Tunisia: 2021 Article IV Consultation—Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Tunisia »

Source: Tunisia : 2021 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Tunisia

Volume/Issue: 2021/044

Series: IMF Staff Country Reports

Author(s): International Monetary Fund. Middle East and Central Asia Dept.

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 26 February 2021

ISBN: 9781513570600

The pandemic aggravated Tunisia's long-standing vulnerabilities stemming from persistent fiscal and external imbalances, rising debt, and contingent liabilities from inefficient state-owned enterprises. The crisis...

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Tunisia: Staff Report for the 2021 Article IV Consultation—Informational Annex »

Source: Tunisia : 2021 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Tunisia

Volume/Issue: 2021/044

Series: IMF Staff Country Reports

Author(s): International Monetary Fund. Middle East and Central Asia Dept.

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 26 February 2021

ISBN: 9781513570600

The pandemic aggravated Tunisia's long-standing vulnerabilities stemming from persistent fiscal and external imbalances, rising debt, and contingent liabilities from inefficient state-owned enterprises. The crisis...

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Review of the Adequacy of the Fund's Precautionary Balances »

Source: Review of the Adequacy of the Fund's Precautionary Balances

Volume/Issue: 2021/005

Series: Policy Papers

Author(s): International Monetary Fund. Finance Dept.

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 18 February 2021

ISBN: 9781513569567

Keywords: Credit, Income, Credit risk, COVID-19 , Credit ratings, PP, precautionary balance, fund credit, multilayered framework, income risk

On October 30, 2020, the IMF's Executive Board reviewed the adequacy of the Fund's precautionary balances. Precautionary balances, comprising the Fund's general and special reserves and the Special Contingent Acco...

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IMF Executive Board Concludes 2020 Article IV Consultation with the Republic of Kosovo »

Source: Republic of Kosovo : 2020 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Republic of Kosovo

Volume/Issue: 2021/041

Series: IMF Staff Country Reports

Author(s): International Monetary Fund. European Dept.

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 17 February 2021

ISBN: 9781513569536

Keywords: Public debt, Government debt management, COVID-19 , Budget planning and preparation, Expenditure, ISCR, CR, targeted cash support, Kosovar authorities, bank asset quality

Kosovo has been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite policy support, economic activity is estimated to have fallen 6 percent in 2020 on account of the combined effect of strict domestic containment measures a...

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Republic of Kosovo: 2020 Article IV Consultation—Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Republic of Kosovo »

Source: Republic of Kosovo : 2020 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Republic of Kosovo

Volume/Issue: 2021/041

Series: IMF Staff Country Reports

Author(s): International Monetary Fund. European Dept.

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 17 February 2021

ISBN: 9781513569536

Keywords: Public debt, Government debt management, COVID-19 , Budget planning and preparation, Expenditure, ISCR, CR, targeted cash support, Kosovar authorities, bank asset quality

Kosovo has been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite policy support, economic activity is estimated to have fallen 6 percent in 2020 on account of the combined effect of strict domestic containment measures a...

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Republic of Kosovo: Staff Report for the 2020 Article IV Consultation—Informational Annex »

Source: Republic of Kosovo : 2020 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Republic of Kosovo

Volume/Issue: 2021/041

Series: IMF Staff Country Reports

Author(s): International Monetary Fund. European Dept.

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 17 February 2021

ISBN: 9781513569536

Keywords: Public debt, Government debt management, COVID-19 , Budget planning and preparation, Expenditure, ISCR, CR, targeted cash support, Kosovar authorities, bank asset quality

Kosovo has been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite policy support, economic activity is estimated to have fallen 6 percent in 2020 on account of the combined effect of strict domestic containment measures a...

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Statement by Mr. Daniel Palotai, Executive Director on Republic of Kosovo February 12, 2021 »

Source: Republic of Kosovo : 2020 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Republic of Kosovo

Volume/Issue: 2021/041

Series: IMF Staff Country Reports

Author(s): International Monetary Fund. European Dept.

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 17 February 2021

ISBN: 9781513569536

Keywords: Public debt, Government debt management, COVID-19 , Budget planning and preparation, Expenditure, ISCR, CR, targeted cash support, Kosovar authorities, bank asset quality

Kosovo has been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite policy support, economic activity is estimated to have fallen 6 percent in 2020 on account of the combined effect of strict domestic containment measures a...

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IMF Executive Board Approves US$2.7 billion Precautionary and Liquidity Line for Panama to Address COVID-19 Pandemic »

Source: Panama : Request for an Arrangement Under the Precautionary and Liquidity Line-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Panama

Volume/Issue: 2021/030

Series: IMF Staff Country Reports

Author(s): International Monetary Fund. Western Hemisphere Dept.

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 15 February 2021

ISBN: 9781513568294

Keywords: Public debt, External debt, COVID-19 , Credit, Debt service, ISCR, CR, Executive Board discussion, Panama's request, market confidence

While Panama has been the most dynamic economy in Latin America over the last three decades (growing 6 percent on average), its strength is being tested by the COVID-19 global pandemic. Panama is a service-based ec...

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Panama: Assessment of the Risks to the Fund and the Fund’s Liquidity Position »

Source: Panama : Request for an Arrangement Under the Precautionary and Liquidity Line-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Panama

Volume/Issue: 2021/030

Series: IMF Staff Country Reports

Author(s): International Monetary Fund. Western Hemisphere Dept.

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 15 February 2021

ISBN: 9781513568294

Keywords: Public debt, External debt, COVID-19 , Credit, Debt service, ISCR, CR, Executive Board discussion, Panama's request, market confidence

While Panama has been the most dynamic economy in Latin America over the last three decades (growing 6 percent on average), its strength is being tested by the COVID-19 global pandemic. Panama is a service-based ec...

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Panama: Request for an Arrangement Under the Precautionary and Liquidity Line—Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Panama »

Source: Panama : Request for an Arrangement Under the Precautionary and Liquidity Line-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Panama

Volume/Issue: 2021/030

Series: IMF Staff Country Reports

Author(s): International Monetary Fund. Western Hemisphere Dept.

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 15 February 2021

ISBN: 9781513568294

Keywords: Public debt, External debt, COVID-19 , Credit, Debt service, ISCR, CR, Executive Board discussion, Panama's request, market confidence

While Panama has been the most dynamic economy in Latin America over the last three decades (growing 6 percent on average), its strength is being tested by the COVID-19 global pandemic. Panama is a service-based ec...

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Statement by Mr. Bevilaqua, Executive Director for Panama, Mr. Fuentes, Alternate Executive Director for Panama, and Mr. Maciá, Advisor to the Executive Director for Panama January 19, 2020 »

Source: Panama : Request for an Arrangement Under the Precautionary and Liquidity Line-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Panama

Volume/Issue: 2021/030

Series: IMF Staff Country Reports

Author(s): International Monetary Fund. Western Hemisphere Dept.

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 15 February 2021

ISBN: 9781513568294

Keywords: Public debt, External debt, COVID-19 , Credit, Debt service, ISCR, CR, Executive Board discussion, Panama's request, market confidence

While Panama has been the most dynamic economy in Latin America over the last three decades (growing 6 percent on average), its strength is being tested by the COVID-19 global pandemic. Panama is a service-based ec...

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Foreign Exchange Intervention Rules for Central Banks: A Risk-based Framework »

Source: Foreign Exchange Intervention Rules for Central Banks: A Risk-based Framework

Volume/Issue: 2021/032

Series: IMF Working Papers

Author(s): Romain Lafarguette , and Romain Veyrune

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 12 February 2021

ISBN: 9781513569406

Keywords: Exchange rates, Vector autoregression, Exchange rate risk, Foreign exchange, Currency markets, Foreign Exchange Interventions, Value at Risk, GARCH, WP, var FX intervention rule

This paper presents a rule for foreign exchange interventions (FXI), designed to preserve financial stability in floating exchange rate arrangements. The FXI rule addresses a market failure: the absence of hedging...

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Mali »

Source: Mali : Request for Modification of Criteria Under the Extended Credit Facility-Staff Report

Volume/Issue: 2021/040

Series: IMF Staff Country Reports

Author(s): International Monetary Fund. African Dept.

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 12 February 2021

Language: French

ISBN: 9781513569420

Keywords: COVID-19 , Government debt management, ISCR, CR, policy priority, pandemic shock, transition government

This staff report proposes the modification of the performance criteria for end-December 2020 for the economic program supported by the three-year Extended Credit Facility (ECF) arrangement that was approved by the...

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Mali »

Source: Mali : Request for Modification of Criteria Under the Extended Credit Facility-Staff Report

Volume/Issue: 2021/040

Series: IMF Staff Country Reports

Author(s): International Monetary Fund. African Dept.

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 12 February 2021

ISBN: 9781513569093

Keywords: COVID-19 , Government debt management, ISCR, CR, policy priority, pandemic shock, transition government

This staff report proposes the modification of the performance criteria for end-December 2020 for the economic program supported by the three-year Extended Credit Facility (ECF) arrangement that was approved by the...

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Guinea-Bissau: Request for Disbursement Under the Rapid Credit Facility-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Guinea-Bissau »

Source: Guinea-Bissau : Request for Disbursement Under the Rapid Credit Facility-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Guinea-Bissau

Volume/Issue: 2021/029

Series: IMF Staff Country Reports

Author(s): International Monetary Fund. African Dept.

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 11 February 2021

Language: Portuguese

ISBN: 9781513569062

Guinea Bissau is a fragile state with a long history of political instability. Poverty is high with about 67 percent of the population living below the poverty line of US$1.90 per day. The economy relies heavily on...

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IMF Executive Board Concludes 2020 Article IV Consultation with Iraq »

Source: Iraq : 2020 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Iraq

Volume/Issue: 2021/038

Series: IMF Staff Country Reports

Author(s): International Monetary Fund. Middle East and Central Asia Dept.

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 11 February 2021

ISBN: 9781513568904

Keywords: Public debt, Expenditure, Fiscal policy, Fiscal stance, Revenue administration, ISCR, CR, Iraqi dinar, face challenge, debt stock

Iraq's socio-economic fragilities have been severely aggravated by the pandemic and the sharp decline in oil revenues, which arrived on the heels of widespread social unrest and political instability. The health sy...

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Iraq: 2020 Article IV Consultation—Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Iraq »

Source: Iraq : 2020 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Iraq

Volume/Issue: 2021/038

Series: IMF Staff Country Reports

Author(s): International Monetary Fund. Middle East and Central Asia Dept.

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 11 February 2021

ISBN: 9781513568904

Keywords: Public debt, Expenditure, Fiscal policy, Fiscal stance, Revenue administration, ISCR, CR, Iraqi dinar, face challenge, debt stock

Iraq's socio-economic fragilities have been severely aggravated by the pandemic and the sharp decline in oil revenues, which arrived on the heels of widespread social unrest and political instability. The health sy...

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Iraq: Staff Report for the 2020 Article IV Consultation—Informational Annex »

Source: Iraq : 2020 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Iraq

Volume/Issue: 2021/038

Series: IMF Staff Country Reports

Author(s): International Monetary Fund. Middle East and Central Asia Dept.

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 11 February 2021

ISBN: 9781513568904

Keywords: Public debt, Expenditure, Fiscal policy, Fiscal stance, Revenue administration, ISCR, CR, Iraqi dinar, face challenge, debt stock

Iraq's socio-economic fragilities have been severely aggravated by the pandemic and the sharp decline in oil revenues, which arrived on the heels of widespread social unrest and political instability. The health sy...

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Statement by Mahmoud Mohieldin, Executive Director for Iraq, Ali Alhosani, Alternate Executive Director for Iraq, and Maya Choueiri, Senior Advisor for Iraq February 8, 2021 »

Source: Iraq : 2020 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Iraq

Volume/Issue: 2021/038

Series: IMF Staff Country Reports

Author(s): International Monetary Fund. Middle East and Central Asia Dept.

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 11 February 2021

ISBN: 9781513568904

Keywords: Public debt, Expenditure, Fiscal policy, Fiscal stance, Revenue administration, ISCR, CR, Iraqi dinar, face challenge, debt stock

Iraq's socio-economic fragilities have been severely aggravated by the pandemic and the sharp decline in oil revenues, which arrived on the heels of widespread social unrest and political instability. The health sy...

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Panama: Report on the Observance of Standards and Codes (Rosc)—Data Module Volume II »

Source: Panama : Report on the Observance of Standards and Codes-Data Module

Volume/Issue: 2021/039

Series: IMF Staff Country Reports

Author(s): International Monetary Fund. Statistics Dept.

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 10 February 2021

ISBN: 9781513568959

Keywords: Financial statistics, Balance of payments statistics, Consumer price indexes, Government finance statistics, National accounts, ISCR, CR, data reporting, IMF mission, IMF's Special Data Dissemination Standard

Panama's statistical system is well established by a legal framework that generally provides the necessary authority for the collection and compilation of statistics. Panama has a well-developed macroeconomic stati...

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Panama: Report on the Observance of Standards and Codes (ROSC)—Data Module Volume III »

Source: Panama : Report on the Observance of Standards and Codes-Data Module

Volume/Issue: 2021/039

Series: IMF Staff Country Reports

Author(s): International Monetary Fund. Statistics Dept.

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 10 February 2021

ISBN: 9781513568959

Keywords: Financial statistics, Balance of payments statistics, Consumer price indexes, Government finance statistics, National accounts, ISCR, CR, data reporting, IMF mission, IMF's Special Data Dissemination Standard

Panama's statistical system is well established by a legal framework that generally provides the necessary authority for the collection and compilation of statistics. Panama has a well-developed macroeconomic stati...

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Panama: Report on the Observance of Standards and February 2021 Codes—Data Module »

Source: Panama : Report on the Observance of Standards and Codes-Data Module

Volume/Issue: 2021/039

Series: IMF Staff Country Reports

Author(s): International Monetary Fund. Statistics Dept.

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 10 February 2021

ISBN: 9781513568959

Keywords: Financial statistics, Balance of payments statistics, Consumer price indexes, Government finance statistics, National accounts, ISCR, CR, data reporting, IMF mission, IMF's Special Data Dissemination Standard

Panama's statistical system is well established by a legal framework that generally provides the necessary authority for the collection and compilation of statistics. Panama has a well-developed macroeconomic stati...

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IMF Executive Board Concludes 2020 Article IV Consultation with the Russian Federation »

Source: Russian Federation : 2020 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; Staff Report

Volume/Issue: 2021/036

Series: IMF Staff Country Reports

Author(s): International Monetary Fund. European Dept.

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 09 February 2021

ISBN: 9781513568751

Russia entered the crisis with low potential growth but strong macroeconomic policy frameworks and significant buffers. Policy space allowed the authorities to mount a sizeable public health and countercyclical res...

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Russian Federation: 2020 Article IV Consultation—Press Release; Staff Report »

Source: Russian Federation : 2020 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; Staff Report

Volume/Issue: 2021/036

Series: IMF Staff Country Reports

Author(s): International Monetary Fund. European Dept.

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 09 February 2021

ISBN: 9781513568751

Russia entered the crisis with low potential growth but strong macroeconomic policy frameworks and significant buffers. Policy space allowed the authorities to mount a sizeable public health and countercyclical res...

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Russian Federation: Staff Report for the 2020 Article IV Consultation—Informational Annex »

Source: Russian Federation : 2020 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; Staff Report

Volume/Issue: 2021/036

Series: IMF Staff Country Reports

Author(s): International Monetary Fund. European Dept.

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 09 February 2021

ISBN: 9781513568751

Russia entered the crisis with low potential growth but strong macroeconomic policy frameworks and significant buffers. Policy space allowed the authorities to mount a sizeable public health and countercyclical res...

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Russian Federation: Staff Report for the 2020 Article IV Consultation–Supplementary Information »

Source: Russian Federation : 2020 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; Staff Report

Volume/Issue: 2021/036

Series: IMF Staff Country Reports

Author(s): International Monetary Fund. European Dept.

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 09 February 2021

ISBN: 9781513568751

Russia entered the crisis with low potential growth but strong macroeconomic policy frameworks and significant buffers. Policy space allowed the authorities to mount a sizeable public health and countercyclical res...

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Vanuatu »

Source: Vanuatu : Technical Assistance Report-Feasibility Study on the Introduction of Quarterly National Accounts

Volume/Issue: 2021/037

Series: IMF Staff Country Reports

Author(s): International Monetary Fund. Statistics Dept.

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 09 February 2021

ISBN: 9781513568836

Keywords: National accounts, Labor, Balance of payments statistics, Human capital, Financial statistics, ISCR, CR, a number of data gap, QNA program, source data VNSO

The Vanuatu National Statistics Office (VNSO) requested a mission by the IMF's Pacific Financial Technical Assistance Centre (PFTAC) for conducting a feasibility study on the implementation of a quarterly national...

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IMF Executive Board 2020 Article IV Consultation with the Republic of Poland »

Source: Republic of Poland : 2020 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for the Republic of Poland

Volume/Issue: 2021/035

Series: IMF Staff Country Reports

Author(s): International Monetary Fund. European Dept.

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 08 February 2021

ISBN: 9781513568577

After a long period of uninterrupted growth, Poland is experiencing a pandemic-induced recession, though strong policy actions have limited the damage. The economy rebounded strongly in the third quarter of 2020, b...

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IMF Executive Board Concludes 2020 Article IV Consultation with Nigeria »

Source: Nigeria : 2020 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Alternate Executive Director for Nigeria

Volume/Issue: 2021/033

Series: IMF Staff Country Reports

Author(s): International Monetary Fund. African Dept.

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 08 February 2021

ISBN: 9781513568423

Keywords: Foreign exchange, COVID-19 , Exchange rates, Oil prices, Inflation, ISCR, CR, food inflation, youth unemployment, IMF TA mission

The Nigerian economy is at a critical juncture. A weak pre-crisis economy characterized by falling per capita income, double-digit inflation, significant governance vulnerabilities and limited buffers, is grappling...

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Nigeria: 2020 Article IV Consultation—Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Alternate Executive Director for Nigeria »

Source: Nigeria : 2020 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Alternate Executive Director for Nigeria

Volume/Issue: 2021/033

Series: IMF Staff Country Reports

Author(s): International Monetary Fund. African Dept.

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 08 February 2021

ISBN: 9781513568423

Keywords: Foreign exchange, COVID-19 , Exchange rates, Oil prices, Inflation, ISCR, CR, food inflation, youth unemployment, IMF TA mission

The Nigerian economy is at a critical juncture. A weak pre-crisis economy characterized by falling per capita income, double-digit inflation, significant governance vulnerabilities and limited buffers, is grappling...

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Nigeria: Selected Issues »

Source: Nigeria : Selected Issues

Volume/Issue: 2021/034

Series: IMF Staff Country Reports

Author(s): International Monetary Fund. African Dept.

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 08 February 2021

ISBN: 9781513568461

Keywords: Oil prices, Currencies, Health care spending, Debt sustainability, Services sector, ISCR, CR, revenue administration authority, CBN's interest rate reference, reinvigorating revenue administration

Selected Issues...

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Nigeria: Selected Issues »

Source: Nigeria : Selected Issues

Volume/Issue: 2021/034

Series: IMF Staff Country Reports

Author(s): International Monetary Fund. African Dept.

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 08 February 2021

ISBN: 9781513568461

Keywords: Oil prices, Currencies, Health care spending, Debt sustainability, Services sector, ISCR, CR, revenue administration authority, CBN's interest rate reference, reinvigorating revenue administration

Selected Issues...

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Nigeria: Selected Issues »

Source: Nigeria : Selected Issues

Volume/Issue: 2021/034

Series: IMF Staff Country Reports

Author(s): International Monetary Fund. African Dept.

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 08 February 2021

ISBN: 9781513568461

Keywords: Oil prices, Currencies, Health care spending, Debt sustainability, Services sector, ISCR, CR, revenue administration authority, CBN's interest rate reference, reinvigorating revenue administration

Selected Issues...

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Nigeria: Selected Issues »

Source: Nigeria : Selected Issues

Volume/Issue: 2021/034

Series: IMF Staff Country Reports

Author(s): International Monetary Fund. African Dept.

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 08 February 2021

ISBN: 9781513568461

Keywords: Oil prices, Currencies, Health care spending, Debt sustainability, Services sector, ISCR, CR, revenue administration authority, CBN's interest rate reference, reinvigorating revenue administration

Selected Issues...

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Nigeria: Staff Report for the 2020 Article IV Consultation—Informational Annex »

Source: Nigeria : 2020 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Alternate Executive Director for Nigeria

Volume/Issue: 2021/033

Series: IMF Staff Country Reports

Author(s): International Monetary Fund. African Dept.

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 08 February 2021

ISBN: 9781513568423

Keywords: Foreign exchange, COVID-19 , Exchange rates, Oil prices, Inflation, ISCR, CR, food inflation, youth unemployment, IMF TA mission

The Nigerian economy is at a critical juncture. A weak pre-crisis economy characterized by falling per capita income, double-digit inflation, significant governance vulnerabilities and limited buffers, is grappling...

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Republic of Poland: 2020 Article IV Consultation—Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for the Republic of Poland »

Source: Republic of Poland : 2020 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for the Republic of Poland

Volume/Issue: 2021/035

Series: IMF Staff Country Reports

Author(s): International Monetary Fund. European Dept.

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 08 February 2021

ISBN: 9781513568577

After a long period of uninterrupted growth, Poland is experiencing a pandemic-induced recession, though strong policy actions have limited the damage. The economy rebounded strongly in the third quarter of 2020, b...

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Republic of Poland: Staff Report for the 2020 Article IV Consultation—Informational Annex »

Source: Republic of Poland : 2020 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for the Republic of Poland

Volume/Issue: 2021/035

Series: IMF Staff Country Reports

Author(s): International Monetary Fund. European Dept.

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 08 February 2021

ISBN: 9781513568577

After a long period of uninterrupted growth, Poland is experiencing a pandemic-induced recession, though strong policy actions have limited the damage. The economy rebounded strongly in the third quarter of 2020, b...

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Statement by Mr. Odonye, Mr. Ekeocha, and Mr. Garang on Nigeria Executive Board Meeting January 27, 2021 »

Source: Nigeria : 2020 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Alternate Executive Director for Nigeria

Volume/Issue: 2021/033

Series: IMF Staff Country Reports

Author(s): International Monetary Fund. African Dept.

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 08 February 2021

ISBN: 9781513568423

Keywords: Foreign exchange, COVID-19 , Exchange rates, Oil prices, Inflation, ISCR, CR, food inflation, youth unemployment, IMF TA mission

The Nigerian economy is at a critical juncture. A weak pre-crisis economy characterized by falling per capita income, double-digit inflation, significant governance vulnerabilities and limited buffers, is grappling...

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Statement by Mr. Piotr Trabinski, Executive Director, and Mr. Bartosz Piasecki, Advisor to the Executive Director February 3, 2021 »

Source: Republic of Poland : 2020 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for the Republic of Poland

Volume/Issue: 2021/035

Series: IMF Staff Country Reports

Author(s): International Monetary Fund. European Dept.

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 08 February 2021

ISBN: 9781513568577

After a long period of uninterrupted growth, Poland is experiencing a pandemic-induced recession, though strong policy actions have limited the damage. The economy rebounded strongly in the third quarter of 2020, b...

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Supplement to the Guidance Note for Surveillance Under Article IV Consultations »

Source: Supplement to the Guidance Note for Surveillance Under Article IV Consultations

Volume/Issue: 2021/004

Series: Policy Papers

Author(s): International Monetary Fund

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 08 February 2021

ISBN: 9781513568676

Keywords: Financial Sector Assessment Program, Debt sustainability, External debt, Debt sustainability analysis, Public debt, PP, sustainability assessment, ESR country, ESR template

This note provides updated guidance to country teams on bilateral surveillance in the context of Article IV consultations in light of the COVID crisis. This guidance impacts the focus, format and presentation of st...

Cyclical Patterns of Systemic Risk Metrics: Cross-Country Analysis1 »

Source: Cyclical Patterns of Systemic Risk Metrics: Cross-Country Analysis

Volume/Issue: 2021/028

Series: IMF Working Papers

Author(s): Plamen Iossifov , and Tomas Dutra Schmidt

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 05 February 2021

ISBN: 9781513568652

Keywords: Credit cycles, Liquidity risk, Solvency, Systemic risk, Private debt, credit cycle., WP, risk metrics, risk index, risk indices

We analyze a range of macrofinancial indicators to extract signals about cyclical systemic risk across 107 economies over 1995-2020. We construct composite indices of underlying liquidity, solvency and mispricing r...

Electricity Consumption and Temperature: Evidence from Satellite Data »

Source: Electricity Consumption and Temperature: Evidence from Satellite Data

Volume/Issue: 2021/022

Series: IMF Working Papers

Author(s): Jiaxiong Yao

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 05 February 2021

ISBN: 9781513568539

Keywords: Electricity, Consumption, Climate change, Population and demographics, Income, Electricity consumption, temperature, night light, climate change., WP

Past studies on the relationship between electricity consumption and temperature have primarily focused on individual countries. Many regions are understudied as a result of data constraint. This paper studies the...

Fair and Inclusive Markets: Why Dynamism Matters »

Source: Fair and Inclusive Markets: Why Dynamism Matters

Volume/Issue: 2021/029

Series: IMF Working Papers

Author(s): Philippe Aghion , Reda Cherif , and Fuad Hasanov

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 05 February 2021

ISBN: 9781513568669

Keywords: Income inequality, Inclusive growth, Competition, Income, Income distribution, Inequality, creative destruction, market power, industrial policy, sophistication

We show empirical evidence that there may not be a tradeoff between market income inequality and high sustained growth, which is key for poverty alleviation. We argue that the economies that achieved high sustained...