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Capital Account Convertibility
Review of Experience and Implications for IMF Policies
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Abstract

The paper summarizes the main issues arising from experiences of industrial and developing countries with capital account liberalization and it examines the IMF's treatment of capital controls in its surveillance, use of IMF resources, and technical assistance activities. Case studies of recent experiences with capital controls in Chile, Colombia, Malaysia, and Venezuela are presented.

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Author:
Mr. Owen Evens https://isni.org/isni/0000000404811396 International Monetary Fund

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Peter J. Quirk https://isni.org/isni/0000000404811396 International Monetary Fund

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Series:
Occasional Papers
Publisher:
International Monetary Fund
Language:
English
Publication Date:
06 Oct 1995
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5089/9781557755247.084
ISBN:
9781557755247
ISSN:
0251-6365
Pages:
56
Keywords:
OP; capital; control; liberalization; country; capital account restriction; capital account issue; capital transaction; capital control structures; IMF treatment; Capital controls; Capital flows; Capital account; Capital account liberalization; Capital outflows; Baltics; Global; Central and Eastern Europe; Southeast Asia; Australia and New Zealand; Western Hemisphere; Eastern Europe
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