Series: Global Financial Stability Report
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Monetary and Capital Markets Department
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
23
October
2020
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781513554228.082
ISBN: 9781513554228
Near-term global financial stability risks have been contained as unprecedented and timely policy response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has helped avert a financial meltdown and maintain the flow of credi...
Volume: 20
Series: Policy Papers
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
16
October
2020
ISBN: 9781513559094
The global economy is embarking on a lengthy path to recovery with modest growth expected for 2021, after a severe contraction this year. The global forecast is subject to unusually large risks. Emerging markets an...
Volume: 20
Series: Policy Papers
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
16
October
2020
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781513559094.007
ISBN: 9781513559094
The global economy is embarking on a lengthy path to recovery with modest growth expected for 2021, after a severe contraction this year. The global forecast is subject to unusually large risks. Emerging markets an...
Volume: 2020
Series: Policy Papers
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Independent Evaluation Office
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
14
October
2020
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781513559063.007
ISBN: 9781513559063
The IEO is advancing its work program while adapting to the challenges from the COVID-19 pandemic. While evaluation is not part of the frontline response that has dominated IMF activity over the past six months, in...
Volume: 20
Series: Policy Papers
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
14
October
2020
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781513559032.007
ISBN: 9781513559032
The global economic outlook is improving, but
the recovery is partial, uneven, and uncertain. Policies must restore confidence, support
jobs, and boost growth. Now is the time to also build a more resilient
future....
Volume: 20
Series: Policy Papers
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
14
October
2020
ISBN: 9781513559032
The global economic outlook is improving, but
the recovery is partial, uneven, and uncertain. Policies must restore confidence, support
jobs, and boost growth. Now is the time to also build a more resilient
future....
Volume: 2020
Series: Policy Papers
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Independent Evaluation Office
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
14
October
2020
ISBN: 9781513559063
The IEO is advancing its work program while adapting to the challenges from the COVID-19 pandemic. While evaluation is not part of the frontline response that has dominated IMF activity over the past six months, in...
Series: World Economic Outlook
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Research Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
13
October
2020
ISBN: 9781513556055
Global Economy Climbing Out of the Depths, Prone to Setbacks
The months after the release of the June 2020 World Economic Outlook (WEO) Update have offered a glimpse of how difficult...
Series: World Economic Outlook
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Research Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
13
October
2020
ISBN: 9781513556055
Without further action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, the planet is on course to reach temperatures not seen in millions of years, with potentially catastrophic implications. The analysis i...
Series: World Economic Outlook
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Research Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
13
October
2020
ISBN: 9781513556055
To contain the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and protect susceptible populations, most countries imposed stringent lockdown measures in the first half of 2020. Meanwhile, economic activity con...
Volume/Issue: 192020/231
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. African Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
13
October
2020
Language: French
ISBN: 9781513558974
Chad's economy has been severely impacted by the twin Covid-19 pandemic and terms of trade shocks. A national lockdown to contain the spread of the virus, disruptions in supply chains, and a drop in international o...
Series: World Economic Outlook
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Research Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
13
October
2020
ISBN: 9781513556055
The following remarks were made by the Chair at the conclusion of the Executive Board’s discussion of the Fiscal Monitor, Global Financial Stability Report, and World Economic Outlook on Septemb...
Volume/Issue: 192020/231
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. African Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
13
October
2020
Language: French
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781513558974.002
ISBN: 9781513558974
Chad's economy has been severely impacted by the twin Covid-19 pandemic and terms of trade shocks. A national lockdown to contain the spread of the virus, disruptions in supply chains, and a drop in international o...
Volume/Issue: 192020/231
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. African Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
13
October
2020
Language: French
ISBN: 9781513558974
Chad's economy has been severely impacted by the twin Covid-19 pandemic and terms of trade shocks. A national lockdown to contain the spread of the virus, disruptions in supply chains, and a drop in international o...
Series: World Economic Outlook
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Research Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
13
October
2020
ISBN: 9781513556055
The Statistical Appendix presents historical data as well as projections. It comprises seven sections: Assumptions, What’s New, Data and Conventions, Country Notes, General Features and Composition of Groups...
Volume/Issue: 192020/231
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. African Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
13
October
2020
Language: French
ISBN: 9781513558974
Chad's economy has been severely impacted by the twin Covid-19 pandemic and terms of trade shocks. A national lockdown to contain the spread of the virus, disruptions in supply chains, and a drop in international o...
Volume/Issue: 192020/231
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. African Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
13
October
2020
Language: French
ISBN: 9781513558974
Chad's economy has been severely impacted by the twin Covid-19 pandemic and terms of trade shocks. A national lockdown to contain the spread of the virus, disruptions in supply chains, and a drop in international o...
Series: World Economic Outlook
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Research Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
13
October
2020
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781513556055.081
ISBN: 9781513556055
The global economy is climbing out from the
depths to which it had plummeted during the Great
Lockdown in April. But with the COVID-19 pandemic
continuing to spread, many countries have
slowed reopening and some ar...
Series: World Economic Outlook
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Research Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
13
October
2020
ISBN: 9781513556055
World Economic Outlook Archives
World Economic Outlook: Rebalancing...
Series: World Economic Outlook
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Research Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
13
October
2020
ISBN: 9781513556055
The global economy is climbing out from the
depths to which it had plummeted during the Great
Lockdown in April. But with the COVID-19 pandemic
continuing to spread, many countries have
slowed reopening and some ar...
Volume: 20
Series: Policy Papers
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
08
October
2020
ISBN: 9781513558769
Policymakers often face difficult tradeoffs in pursuing domestic and external stabilization objectives. The paper reflects staff's work to advance the understanding of the policy options and tradeoffs available to...
Volume: 20
Series: Policy Papers
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
08
October
2020
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781513558769.007
ISBN: 9781513558769
Policymakers often face difficult tradeoffs in pursuing domestic and external stabilization objectives. The paper reflects staff's work to advance the understanding of the policy options and tradeoffs available to...
Volume: 20
Series: Policy Papers
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
08
October
2020
ISBN: 9781513558769
Policymakers often face difficult tradeoffs in pursuing domestic and external stabilization objectives. The paper reflects staff's work to advance the understanding of the policy options and tradeoffs available to...
Volume/Issue: 192020/287
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Statistics Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
07
October
2020
ISBN: 9781513558738
A technical assistance (TA) mission, conducted by CAPTAC-DR, took place during August 27 to September 7, in San Jose, Costa Rica, to assist the Central Bank of Costa Rica (CBCR) in compiling the non-financial and f...
Volume/Issue: 192020/287
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Statistics Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
07
October
2020
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781513558738.002
ISBN: 9781513558738
A technical assistance (TA) mission, conducted by CAPTAC-DR, took place during August 27 to September 7, in San Jose, Costa Rica, to assist the Central Bank of Costa Rica (CBCR) in compiling the non-financial and f...
Volume: 2020
Series: Policy Papers
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
05
October
2020
ISBN: 9781513558691
This paper proposes that the Executive Board approve the disbursement of a second 6-month tranche of CCRT debt service relief to 28 of the 29 members, covering the period October 14, 2020 through April 13, 2021, gi...
Volume: 2020
Series: Policy Papers
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
05
October
2020
ISBN: 9781513558691
This paper proposes that the Executive Board approve the disbursement of a second 6-month tranche of CCRT debt service relief to 28 of the 29 members, covering the period October 14, 2020 through April 13, 2021, gi...
Series: Fiscal Monitor
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Fiscal Affairs Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
05
October
2020
ISBN: 9781513552705
Countries have made ample use of fiscal measures to protect lives and livelihoods against the health and economic fallout from the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and to nurture the...
Series: Fiscal Monitor
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Fiscal Affairs Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
05
October
2020
ISBN: 9781513552705
Introduction
The immediate focus of governments during the COVID-19 crisis thus far has appropriately been to address the health emergency and provide lifelines for vulnerable househ...
Series: Fiscal Monitor
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Fiscal Affairs Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
05
October
2020
ISBN: 9781513552705
Code
Country name
AFG
Afghanistan...
Volume/Issue: 192020/286
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Western Hemisphere Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
05
October
2020
ISBN: 9781513558608
On May 1, 2020, the Executive Board approved an RFI (US$643 million, 67.3 percent of quota), to support the urgent needs of the Ecuadorean economy in the wake of COVID-19 crisis, and the authorities cancelled the t...
Volume/Issue: 192020/286
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Western Hemisphere Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
05
October
2020
ISBN: 9781513558608
On May 1, 2020, the Executive Board approved an RFI (US$643 million, 67.3 percent of quota), to support the urgent needs of the Ecuadorean economy in the wake of COVID-19 crisis, and the authorities cancelled the t...
Series: Fiscal Monitor
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Fiscal Affairs Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
05
October
2020
ISBN: 9781513552705
Chapter 1: Fiscal Policies to Address the COVID-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic and associated lockdowns have prompted unprecedented fiscal actions that amounted to $11.7 trillion,...
Series: Fiscal Monitor
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Fiscal Affairs Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
05
October
2020
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781513552705.089
ISBN: 9781513552705
Chapter 1 of the report draws some early lessons from governments' fiscal responses to the pandemic and provides a roadmap for the recovery. Governments' measures to cushion the blow from the pandemic total a stagg...
Series: Fiscal Monitor
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Fiscal Affairs Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
05
October
2020
ISBN: 9781513552705
Fiscal Monitor Archives
Policies for the Recovery
October 20...
Series: Fiscal Monitor
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Fiscal Affairs Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
05
October
2020
ISBN: 9781513552705
Chapter 1 of the report draws some early lessons from governments' fiscal responses to the pandemic and provides a roadmap for the recovery. Governments' measures to cushion the blow from the pandemic total a stagg...
Series: Fiscal Monitor
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Fiscal Affairs Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
05
October
2020
ISBN: 9781513552705
Accelerated depreciation deductions Tax measures that reduce the taxable income of a firm, by allowing for greater deductions for depreciation of an asset (e.g., machinery) in its earlier years...
Volume/Issue: 192020/286
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Western Hemisphere Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
05
October
2020
ISBN: 9781513558608
On May 1, 2020, the Executive Board approved an RFI (US$643 million, 67.3 percent of quota), to support the urgent needs of the Ecuadorean economy in the wake of COVID-19 crisis, and the authorities cancelled the t...
Volume: 2020
Series: Policy Papers
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
05
October
2020
ISBN: 9781513558646
The temporary increase in access limits under IMF emergency financing instruments will expire on October 5, 2020, unless extended. Access limits under emergency instruments (the Rapid Credit Facility (RCF) and Rapi...
Series: Fiscal Monitor
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Fiscal Affairs Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
05
October
2020
ISBN: 9781513552705
The following remarks were made by the Chair at the conclusion of the Executive Board’s discussion of the Fiscal Monitor, Global Financial Stability Report, and World Economic Outlook on Septemb...
Volume: 2020
Series: Policy Papers
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
05
October
2020
ISBN: 9781513558691
This paper proposes that the Executive Board approve the disbursement of a second 6-month tranche of CCRT debt service relief to 28 of the 29 members, covering the period October 14, 2020 through April 13, 2021, gi...
Volume: 20
Series: Policy Papers
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
05
October
2020
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781513558691.007
ISBN: 9781513558691
This paper proposes that the Executive Board approve the disbursement of a second 6-month tranche of CCRT debt service relief to 28 of the 29 members, covering the period October 14, 2020 through April 13, 2021, gi...
Volume: 20
Series: Policy Papers
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
05
October
2020
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781513558646.007
ISBN: 9781513558646
The temporary increase in access limits under IMF emergency financing instruments will expire on October 5, 2020, unless extended. Access limits under emergency instruments (the Rapid Credit Facility (RCF) and Rapi...
Volume/Issue: 192020/286
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Western Hemisphere Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
05
October
2020
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781513558608.002
ISBN: 9781513558608
On May 1, 2020, the Executive Board approved an RFI (US$643 million, 67.3 percent of quota), to support the urgent needs of the Ecuadorean economy in the wake of COVID-19 crisis, and the authorities cancelled the t...
Series: Fiscal Monitor
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Fiscal Affairs Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
05
October
2020
ISBN: 9781513552705
This appendix comprises four sections. “Data and Conventions” provides a general description of the data and conventions used to calculate economy group composites. “Fiscal Policy Assumptions” summarizes the...
Volume: 2020
Series: Policy Papers
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
05
October
2020
ISBN: 9781513558646
The temporary increase in access limits under IMF emergency financing instruments will expire on October 5, 2020, unless extended. Access limits under emergency instruments (the Rapid Credit Facility (RCF) and Rapi...
Volume: 2020
Series: Policy Papers
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
05
October
2020
ISBN: 9781513558646
The temporary increase in access limits under IMF emergency financing instruments will expire on October 5, 2020, unless extended. Access limits under emergency instruments (the Rapid Credit Facility (RCF) and Rapi...
Volume/Issue: 192020/286
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Western Hemisphere Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
05
October
2020
ISBN: 9781513558608
On May 1, 2020, the Executive Board approved an RFI (US$643 million, 67.3 percent of quota), to support the urgent needs of the Ecuadorean economy in the wake of COVID-19 crisis, and the authorities cancelled the t...
Volume/Issue: 192020/286
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Western Hemisphere Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
05
October
2020
ISBN: 9781513558608
On May 1, 2020, the Executive Board approved an RFI (US$643 million, 67.3 percent of quota), to support the urgent needs of the Ecuadorean economy in the wake of COVID-19 crisis, and the authorities cancelled the t...
Series: Manuals & Guides
Author(s):
Sage De Clerck
, and
Tobias Wickens
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
02
October
2020
Language: Arabic
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781484383551.069
ISBN: 9781484383551
The 2007-09 international financial crisis underscored the importance of reliable and timely statistics on the general government and public sectors. Government finance statistics are a basis for fiscal analysis an...
Volume/Issue: 192020/285
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. African Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
02
October
2020
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781513558561.002
ISBN: 9781513558561
COVID-19 has had a severe economic impact on Rwanda through the implementation of strict domestic measures to contain the spread of the virus and the related global spillovers. The authorities have responded by rol...
Volume/Issue: 192020/285
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. African Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
02
October
2020
ISBN: 9781513558561
COVID-19 has had a severe economic impact on Rwanda through the implementation of strict domestic measures to contain the spread of the virus and the related global spillovers. The authorities have responded by rol...
Volume/Issue: 192020/285
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. African Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
02
October
2020
ISBN: 9781513558561
COVID-19 has had a severe economic impact on Rwanda through the implementation of strict domestic measures to contain the spread of the virus and the related global spillovers. The authorities have responded by rol...
Volume: 20
Series: Policy Papers
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
01
October
2020
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781513557472.007
ISBN: 9781513557472
There have been significant developments in sovereign debt restructuring involving private-sector creditors since the IMF's last stocktaking in 2014.
While the current contractual approach has been largely effecti...
Volume: 20
Series: Policy Papers
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
01
October
2020
ISBN: 9781513557472
There have been significant developments in sovereign debt restructuring involving private-sector creditors since the IMF's last stocktaking in 2014.
While the current contractual approach has been largely effecti...
Volume: 20
Series: Policy Papers
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
30
September
2020
ISBN: 9781513558073
Executive Directors welcomed the report of the Independent Evaluation Office (IEO)
on IMF Advice on Capital Flows. Directors appreciated the high quality of the report, and its
thematic and background country studi...
Volume: 20
Series: Policy Papers
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
30
September
2020
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781513558080.007
ISBN: 9781513558080
As noted in the report, the adoption of the IV represented a major advance in the IMF's
policy framework to provide advice on capital account liberalization and the management
of capital flows. Before the adoption...
Volume: 20
Series: Policy Papers
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
30
September
2020
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781513558073.007
ISBN: 9781513558073
Executive Directors welcomed the report of the Independent Evaluation Office (IEO)
on IMF Advice on Capital Flows. Directors appreciated the high quality of the report, and its
thematic and background country studi...
Volume: 20
Series: Policy Papers
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
30
September
2020
ISBN: 9781513558080
As noted in the report, the adoption of the IV represented a major advance in the IMF's
policy framework to provide advice on capital account liberalization and the management
of capital flows. Before the adoption...
Volume/Issue: 2020/12
Series: Departmental Papers
Author(s):
Koshy Mathai
,
Christoph Duenwald
,
Anastasia Guscina
,
Rayah Al-Farah
,
Hatim Bukhari
,
Atif Chaudry
,
Moataz El-Said
,
Fozan Fareed
,
Kerstin Gerling
,
Nghia-Piotr Le
,
Franto Ricka
,
Cesar Serra
,
Tetyana Sydorenko
,
Sébastien Walker
, and
Mohammed Zaher
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
29
September
2020
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781513553115.087
ISBN: 9781513553115
This paper examines the role of social spending in improving socioeconomic outcomes in the Middle East and Central Asia. In particular, it addresses the following questions: (1) how large is social spending across...
Volume/Issue: 2020/12
Series: Departmental Papers
Author(s):
Koshy Mathai
,
Christoph Duenwald
,
Anastasia Guscina
,
Rayah Al-Farah
,
Hatim Bukhari
,
Atif Chaudry
,
Moataz El-Said
,
Fozan Fareed
,
Kerstin Gerling
,
Nghia-Piotr Le
,
Franto Ricka
,
Cesar Serra
,
Tetyana Sydorenko
,
Sébastien Walker
, and
Mohammed Zaher
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
29
September
2020
ISBN: 9781513553115
This paper examines the role of social spending in improving socioeconomic outcomes in the Middle East and Central Asia. In particular, it addresses the following questions: (1) how large is social spending across...
Volume/Issue: 2020/11
Series: Departmental Papers
Author(s):
Anil Ari
,
David Bartolini
,
Vizhdan Boranova
,
Gabriel Di Bella
,
Kamil Dybczak
,
Keiko Honjo
,
Raju Huidrom
,
Andreas Jobst
,
Nemanja Jovanovic
,
Ezgi Ozturk
,
Laura Papi
,
Sergio Sola
,
Michelle Stone
, and
Petia Topalova
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
28
September
2020
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781513550558.087
ISBN: 9781513550558
CESEE countries lag in terms of infrastructure compared to the EU15, and deficient infrastructure is often cited as a constraint to growth and convergence. Investing in infrastructure is therefore an important long...
Volume/Issue: 2020/11
Series: Departmental Papers
Author(s):
Anil Ari
,
David Bartolini
,
Vizhdan Boranova
,
Gabriel Di Bella
,
Kamil Dybczak
,
Keiko Honjo
,
Raju Huidrom
,
Andreas Jobst
,
Nemanja Jovanovic
,
Ezgi Ozturk
,
Laura Papi
,
Sergio Sola
,
Michelle Stone
, and
Petia Topalova
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
28
September
2020
ISBN: 9781513550558
CESEE countries lag in terms of infrastructure compared to the EU15, and deficient infrastructure is often cited as a constraint to growth and convergence. Investing in infrastructure is therefore an important long...
Volume/Issue: 192020/283
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Monetary and Capital Markets Department
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
25
September
2020
ISBN: 9781513557441
Cybersecurity risk is embedded in the CBB's supervisory framework, but additional enhancements are needed to formalize guidance and develop more intensive supervisory practices. Supervisory expectations on cybersec...
Volume/Issue: 2020/284
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Western Hemisphere Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
25
September
2020
ISBN: 9781513557823
The current FCL arrangement for Colombia was approved in May 2020. Colombia was cited for its very strong policy frameworks-anchored by a flexible exchange rate, a credible inflation-targeting regime, effective fin...
Volume/Issue: 2020/284
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Western Hemisphere Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
25
September
2020
ISBN: 9781513557823
The current FCL arrangement for Colombia was approved in May 2020. Colombia was cited for its very strong policy frameworks-anchored by a flexible exchange rate, a credible inflation-targeting regime, effective fin...
Volume/Issue: 2020/284
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Western Hemisphere Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
25
September
2020
ISBN: 9781513557823
The current FCL arrangement for Colombia was approved in May 2020. Colombia was cited for its very strong policy frameworks-anchored by a flexible exchange rate, a credible inflation-targeting regime, effective fin...
Volume/Issue: 192020/283
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Monetary and Capital Markets Department
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
25
September
2020
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781513557441.002
ISBN: 9781513557441
Cybersecurity risk is embedded in the CBB's supervisory framework, but additional enhancements are needed to formalize guidance and develop more intensive supervisory practices. Supervisory expectations on cybersec...
Volume/Issue: 2020/284
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Western Hemisphere Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
25
September
2020
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781513557823.002
ISBN: 9781513557823
The current FCL arrangement for Colombia was approved in May 2020. Colombia was cited for its very strong policy frameworks-anchored by a flexible exchange rate, a credible inflation-targeting regime, effective fin...
Volume/Issue: 2020/284
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Western Hemisphere Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
25
September
2020
ISBN: 9781513557823
The current FCL arrangement for Colombia was approved in May 2020. Colombia was cited for its very strong policy frameworks-anchored by a flexible exchange rate, a credible inflation-targeting regime, effective fin...
Volume: 20
Series: Policy Papers
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
24
September
2020
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781513557533.007
ISBN: 9781513557533
This document updates the Common Evaluation Framework (CEF) for the Fund's capacity development (CD) activities and provides practical guidance on its implementation. Since its adoption, the Fund has made progress...
Volume/Issue: 192020/282
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Statistics Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
24
September
2020
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781513557410.002
ISBN: 9781513557410
A technical assistance (TA) mission led by Mr. Fahd Ndiaye, Resident Adviser in Real Sector Statistics for AFRITAC West, visited Lomé from January 27 to 31, 2020, to assess the national accounts for the new base ye...
Volume/Issue: 192020/282
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Statistics Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
24
September
2020
ISBN: 9781513557410
A technical assistance (TA) mission led by Mr. Fahd Ndiaye, Resident Adviser in Real Sector Statistics for AFRITAC West, visited Lomé from January 27 to 31, 2020, to assess the national accounts for the new base ye...
Volume: 20
Series: Policy Papers
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
24
September
2020
ISBN: 9781513557533
This document updates the Common Evaluation Framework (CEF) for the Fund's capacity development (CD) activities and provides practical guidance on its implementation. Since its adoption, the Fund has made progress...
Volume/Issue: 192020/281
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. African Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
21
September
2020
ISBN: 9781513557076
The economic outlook has substantially deteriorated since the Second Review, driven by the negative effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on global economic activity and oil prices. The adverse impact of the shock on th...
Volume/Issue: 192020/281
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. African Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
21
September
2020
ISBN: 9781513557076
The economic outlook has substantially deteriorated since the Second Review, driven by the negative effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on global economic activity and oil prices. The adverse impact of the shock on th...
Volume/Issue: 192020/281
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. African Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
21
September
2020
ISBN: 9781513557076
The economic outlook has substantially deteriorated since the Second Review, driven by the negative effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on global economic activity and oil prices. The adverse impact of the shock on th...
Volume/Issue: 192020/281
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. African Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
21
September
2020
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781513557076.002
ISBN: 9781513557076
The economic outlook has substantially deteriorated since the Second Review, driven by the negative effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on global economic activity and oil prices. The adverse impact of the shock on th...
Volume/Issue: 192020/281
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. African Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
21
September
2020
ISBN: 9781513557076
The economic outlook has substantially deteriorated since the Second Review, driven by the negative effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on global economic activity and oil prices. The adverse impact of the shock on th...
Volume/Issue: 2020/189
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Nina Biljanovska
, and
Alexandros Vardoulakis
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
18
September
2020
ISBN: 9781513557311
We study how financial frictions amplify labor supply shocks in a macroeconomic model with occasionally binding financing constraints. Workers supply labor to entrepreneurs who borrow to purchase factors of product...
Volume: 20
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:
18
September
2020
ISBN: 9781513557274
This paper proposes safeguards broadly aligned with the GRA exceptional access policy that will apply in cases where combined GRA and PRGT credit exposure exceeds the GRA thresholds. The new safeguards would help t...
Volume: 20
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:
18
September
2020
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781513557274.007
ISBN: 9781513557274
This paper proposes safeguards broadly aligned with the GRA exceptional access policy that will apply in cases where combined GRA and PRGT credit exposure exceeds the GRA thresholds. The new safeguards would help t...
Volume/Issue: 192020/275
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Monetary and Capital Markets Department
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
18
September
2020
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781513556970.002
ISBN: 9781513556970
Oversight of the Korean financial system is broadly effective. Korea's Financial Services Commission (FSC) and Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) have in place regulatory and supervisory regimes in line with inter...
Volume/Issue: 192020/276
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Monetary and Capital Markets Department
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
18
September
2020
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781513556987.002
ISBN: 9781513556987
The Korean insolvency and creditor rights framework is complex and has undergone several reforms in recent years. Consistent efforts to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of the insolvency system have been ma...
Volume/Issue: 192020/277
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Monetary and Capital Markets Department
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
18
September
2020
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781513557014.002
ISBN: 9781513557014
Past experience with financial crises places systemic risk oversight at the core of Korea's approach to the financial system. The Korean authorities have amassed over a decade of experience with macroprudential pol...
Volume/Issue: 192020/278
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Monetary and Capital Markets Department
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
18
September
2020
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781513557045.002
ISBN: 9781513557045
Non-Financial Corporate Sector. Non-financial corporate leverage as share of GDP in Korea remains higher than peer countries but has remained stable since 2013 at around 100 percent of GDP. The stock of non-corpora...
Volume/Issue: 192020/279
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Monetary and Capital Markets Department
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
18
September
2020
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781513557052.002
ISBN: 9781513557052
This note presents the systemic risk analysis conducted for the Republic of Korea in the course of the 2019 Korea FSAP. It comprises a forward-looking solvency analysis for banks, insurers, and pension funds, a liq...
Volume/Issue: 192020/280
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Monetary and Capital Markets Department
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
18
September
2020
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781513557069.002
ISBN: 9781513557069
Technological innovation in Korea holds great potential for the deepening of its financial system, that could lead to an increase of product offerings and lowering of transaction costs. Korea's financial sector leg...
Volume/Issue: 2020/189
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Nina Biljanovska
, and
Alexandros Vardoulakis
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
18
September
2020
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781513557311.001
ISBN: 9781513557311
We study how financial frictions amplify labor supply shocks in a macroeconomic model with occasionally binding financing constraints. Workers supply labor to entrepreneurs who borrow to purchase factors of product...
Volume/Issue: 2020/190
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Subir Lall
, and
Li Zeng
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
18
September
2020
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781513557335.001
ISBN: 9781513557335
Intangible investment is growing as a share of economic activity. We present a simple framework incorporating its distinguishing characteristic of generally greater scalability and lower marginal costs than tangibl...
Volume/Issue: 2020/191
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Jana Bricco
,
Florian Misch
, and
Alexandra Solovyeva
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
18
September
2020
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781513556109.001
ISBN: 9781513556109
This paper examines the economic effects of policies to contain Covid-19, by extracting lessons from Sweden's experience during the ‘Great Lockdown'. Sweden's approach was less stringent and based more on social re...
Volume/Issue: 2020/190
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Subir Lall
, and
Li Zeng
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
18
September
2020
ISBN: 9781513557335
Intangible investment is growing as a share of economic activity. We present a simple framework incorporating its distinguishing characteristic of generally greater scalability and lower marginal costs than tangibl...
Volume: 20
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:
18
September
2020
ISBN: 9781513557274
This paper proposes safeguards broadly aligned with the GRA exceptional access policy that will apply in cases where combined GRA and PRGT credit exposure exceeds the GRA thresholds. The new safeguards would help t...
Volume: 20
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:
18
September
2020
ISBN: 9781513557274
This paper proposes safeguards broadly aligned with the GRA exceptional access policy that will apply in cases where combined GRA and PRGT credit exposure exceeds the GRA thresholds. The new safeguards would help t...
Volume: 20
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:
18
September
2020
ISBN: 9781513557274
This paper proposes safeguards broadly aligned with the GRA exceptional access policy that will apply in cases where combined GRA and PRGT credit exposure exceeds the GRA thresholds. The new safeguards would help t...
Volume/Issue: 192020/275
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Monetary and Capital Markets Department
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
18
September
2020
ISBN: 9781513556970
Oversight of the Korean financial system is broadly effective. Korea's Financial Services Commission (FSC) and Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) have in place regulatory and supervisory regimes in line with inter...
Volume/Issue: 192020/276
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Monetary and Capital Markets Department
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
18
September
2020
ISBN: 9781513556987
The Korean insolvency and creditor rights framework is complex and has undergone several reforms in recent years. Consistent efforts to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of the insolvency system have been ma...
Volume/Issue: 192020/277
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Monetary and Capital Markets Department
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
18
September
2020
ISBN: 9781513557014
Past experience with financial crises places systemic risk oversight at the core of Korea's approach to the financial system. The Korean authorities have amassed over a decade of experience with macroprudential pol...
Volume/Issue: 192020/278
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Monetary and Capital Markets Department
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
18
September
2020
ISBN: 9781513557045
Non-Financial Corporate Sector. Non-financial corporate leverage as share of GDP in Korea remains higher than peer countries but has remained stable since 2013 at around 100 percent of GDP. The stock of non-corpora...
Volume/Issue: 192020/279
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Monetary and Capital Markets Department
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
18
September
2020
ISBN: 9781513557052
This note presents the systemic risk analysis conducted for the Republic of Korea in the course of the 2019 Korea FSAP. It comprises a forward-looking solvency analysis for banks, insurers, and pension funds, a liq...
