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Current Legal Issues Affecting Central Banks, Volume I
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Abstract

Edited by Robert C. Effros, this first volume in a new series for attorneys, economists, financial managers, and the general public is based on biennial IMF seminars held for central bank general counsels. Among the topics analyzed by international banking and legal experts are jurisprudence concerning the IMF's Articles of Agreement; the debt crisis; investment dispute settlement; banking regulation, deregulation, supervision, and secrecy; electronic fund transfers (EFTS); the Basle Concordat; sovereign immunity of central banks; and Islamic banking.

Front Matter
Chapter 1 The Fund Agreement in the Courts
Chapter 2 Developing a Market for the Official SDR
Chapter 3 The Role of the BIS in International Monetary Cooperation and Its Tasks Relating to the ECU
Chapter 4 History of the Debt Crisis
Chapter 5 New Proposals for the Debt Crisis
Chapter 6 World Bank Cofinancing and Recent Developments with Respect to the Heavily Indebted Countries
Chapter 7 Roundtable Discussion of the Debt Crisis
Chapter 8 Sovereign Immunity and Central Bank Immunity in the United States
Chapter 9 The Settlement of Disputes Regarding Foreign Investments: The Role of the World Bank, with Particular Reference to ICSID and MIGA
Chapter 10 Deposit Insurance: Current Problems and Proposals
Chapter 11 Commercial Bank Liability Under the Law of the United States for Deposits in Foreign Branches That Are Subject to Expropriation or Exchange Restrictions Imposed by Sovereign Governments
Chapter 12 Banking Secrecy: Coping with Money Laundering in the International Arena
Chapter 13 Deregulation of Banking: A Worldwide Phenomenon
Chapter 14 The Legal Barrier Between U.S. Investment and Commercial Banking: Its Origins, Application, and Prospects
Chapter 15 Stability of Financial Markets: Federal Reserve Responsibility?
Chapter 16 The Basle Concordat: International Collaboration in Banking Supervision
Chapter 17 Risk-Based Assessment of the Capital Adequacy of Commercial Banks *
Chapter 18 The Legal Framework for Islamic Banking: Pakistan’s Experience
19 Proposed Article 4A of the Uniform Commercial Code
20 The Work of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law in Electronic Funds Transfers
21 The Proposed UNCITRAL Convention on International Bills of Exchange and International Promissory Notes
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Publisher:
International Monetary Fund
Language:
English
Publication Date:
15 Jun 1992
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5089/9781557751423.071
ISBN:
9781557751423
Pages:
660
Keywords:
BOOK; bank; central bank; government; SDR; banking organization; funds transfer; parent authority; banking company; payment order; Commercial banks; Securities; Loans; Foreign banks; Deposit insurance; Global; Asia and Pacific; Sub-Saharan Africa; Western Hemisphere; Eastern Europe
Legal-disclaimer:
The views expressed in this book are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the views of the IMF, its Executive Board, or IMF management. The boundaries, colors, denominations, and any other information shown on the maps do not imply, on the part of the IMF, any judgment on the legal status of any territory or any endorsement or acceptance of such boundaries.
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