Content Directory
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Annual Report of the Executive Board – Official Reports and Documents
The Annual Report covers the activities of the Executive Board and IMF management and staff during the financial year. The contents reflect the views and policy discussions of the IMF Executive Board, which actively participates in the preparation of the Annual Report.
Annual Report on Exchange Arrangements and Exchange Restrictions - Periodicals
The AREAER provides a yearly description of the foreign exchange arrangements, exchange and trade systems, and capital controls of 191 IMF member countries and territories. The report is drafted by Monetary and Capital Markets Department in coordination with country authorities and other IMF departments.
Articles of Agreement – Official Reports and Documents
The Articles of Agreement of the International Monetary Fund were adopted at the United Nations Monetary and Financial Conference (Bretton Woods, New Hampshire) on July 22, 1944. As the charter of the organization, the Articles lay out the Fund's purposes, which include the promotion of 'international monetary cooperation through a permanent institution which provides the machinery for consultation and collaboration on international monetary problems'. The Articles also establish the mandate of the Organization and its members' rights and obligations, its governance structure and roles of its organs, and lays out various rules of operations including those related to the conduct of its operations and transactions regarding the Special Drawing Rights. Since their adoption in 1944, the Articles of Agreement have been amended seven times, with the latest amendment adopted on December 15, 2010 (effective January 26, 2016). The Articles are complemented by the By-laws of the Fund adopted by the Board of Governors, themselves being supplemented by the Rules and Regulations adopted by the Executive Board.
Balance of Payments Statistics – Archived Series
Publications include annual aggregate and detailed time series for balance of payments and international investment position for countries; provides world and regional tables of balance of payments components and aggregates; and descriptions of methodologies, compilation practices and data sources used by individual countries.
Books – Books and Analytical Papers
The IMF publishes books by Fund staff authors on diverse topics such as cross-country comparisons, capacity building, macroeconomic policy, financial integration, and globalization, often in collaboration with external co-publishers.
By-Laws, Rules & Regulations – Official Reports and Documents
The IMF's By-Laws, which are adopted under the authority of, and are intended to be complementary to, the IMF's Articles of Agreement, which are considered to prevail in the event of any conflict. The By-Laws cover a number of topics, including the size and composition of the IMF's Board of Governors and Executive Board, applications for IMF membership, IMF quotas, voting rights, staff regulations, and the IMF's Special Drawing Rights.
Departmental Papers – Books and Analytical Papers
Departmental Papers present research being undertaken by Area and Functional departments at the IMF of broad regional or cross-country interest.
Direction of Trade Statistics – Archived Series
Direction of Trade Statistics (DOTS) provides tables with current reported data (or estimates) on the value exports and imports by partner country for all IMF member states and other nonmember countries. Summary tables are also presented for the world and major areas.
Economic Issues – Archived Series
Economic Issues, launched in 1996, are short non-technical monographs on topical issues written for the nonspecialist reader. The are published in six languages: English, Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian and Spanish.
External Sector Report - Flagships
The External Sector Report analyzes global external developments and provides multilaterally consistent assessments of external positions of the world’s largest economies, representing over 90 percent of global GDP.
Finance & Development - Periodicals
Finance & Development publishes cutting-edge analysis and insight on the latest trends and research in international finance, economics, and development. The print edition is published quarterly in English, Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, and Spanish.
Fintech Notes – Notes and Manuals
Fintech Notes are issued periodically and explore pressing topics in the digital economy. The series seeks to provide insight from IMF staff into the intersection of technology and the global economy.
The Fiscal Monitor was launched in 2009 to survey and analyze the latest public finance developments, update medium-term fiscal projections, and assess policies to put public finances on a sustainable footing.
Global Financial Stability Report - Flagships
The Global Financial Stability Report provides an assessment of the global financial system and markets, and addresses emerging market financing in a global context. It focuses on current market conditions, highlighting systemic issues that could pose a risk to financial stability and sustained market access by emerging market borrowers.
Glossaries – Notes and Manuals
IMF Glossaries consists of terms, phraseological units, and institutional titles covering areas such as macroeconomics, money and banking, public finance, taxation, balance of payments, statistics, accounting, and economic development. They contain terminology relating to the IMF's organization and operations, as well as from the Articles of Agreement, By-Laws, Rules and Regulations, and other major IMF publications. Since the Glossaries are concept-based, synonyms are consolidated into one single entry. Cross- references refer to the main entry under which the various synonyms are listed ("see") and also draw the user's attention to terms that are related but not synonyms ("see also").
Government Finance Statistics – Archived Series
Detailed annual data for Fund member governments are supplied on revenue income by source (tax, lending, bonds, etc.), and expenditure by sector (defense, education, health, etc.) for all levels of government (national, state, local). The Yearbook provides data on budgetary operations, extra-budgetary operations, social security, and consolidated financial operations of central governments. Cross-country comparison of data is included.
IMF How To Notes – Notes and Manuals
Practical advice from IMF economists to policymakers on important economic issues.
IMF Policy Discussion Papers – Archived Series
Policy Discussion Papers showcase the policy-related analysis and research developed by individual IMF staff and are published to elicit comment and to further debate.
IMF Research Perspectives - Periodicals
IMF Research Perspectives is a bi-annual online newsletter covering updates on IMF research and research-related activities. IMF Research Perspectives replaces the IMF Research Bulletin.
IMF Special Issues – Archived Series
Analysis and insights from IMF researchers on key topical economic topics.
Selected speeches given by key staff at the IMFIMF Staff Country Reports – Books and Analytical Papers
Reports and other documents covering economic and financial developments and trends in member countries that are prepared by IMF staff teams are published at the option of the member country
IMF Staff Papers – Archived Series
IMF Staff Papers was the official journal of the IMF, providing high quality research produced by IMF staff and invited guests on a variety of topics of interest to a broad audience including academics and policymakers in the member countries of the IMF. It was replaced by Economic Review in 2010.
IMF Staff Position Notes – Archived Series
Insights and advice from IMF economists to on important economic policy issues.
IMF Survey contains articles about topical policy and economic issues in the news.
IMF Working Papers – Books and Analytical Papers
IMF Working Papers feature original research by Fund staff, consultants, and guest scholars. IMF Working Papers are widely disseminated outside the Fund.
Independent Evaluation Office Reports – Official Reports and Documents
Independent Evaluation Office reports provide objective and independent evaluation of the IMF's policies, activities and products, to enhance transparency and accountability.
International Financial Statistics – Archived Series
One of the principal statistical data sets of the IMF, with an archive to 1948, IFS provides time series data for GDP growth, inflation, unemployment, payments balances, exports, imports, external debt, capital flows, commodity prices. Online database only after 2019.
Manuals and Guides – Notes and Manuals
Conceptual and practical guidance for collecting, compiling and presenting statistical data, and methodological practices of the IMF
Miscellaneous Publications – Books and Analytical Papers
Various publications containing analysis of economic issues and IMF operations
Occasional Papers – Archived Series
The IMF's Occasional Paper series include studies on a variety of economic and financial subjects of importance to the work of the IMF.
Pamphlet Series – Archived Series
Guidance related to the IMF's organization, function and strategic objectives
Per Jacobsson Lectures – Books and Analytical Papers
Per Jacobsson Founation Lectures and contributions to symposia are expressions of personal views by eminent persons in international finance and monetary cooperation, and intended to be substantial contributions to the field.
Policy Papers – Books and Analytical Papers
IMF staff regularly produces papers proposing new IMF policies, exploring options for reform, or reviewing existing IMF policies and operations.
Regional Economic Outlook - Flagships
These reports discuss recent economic developments and prospects, and economic performance in global regions. They discuss regional policy developments and challenges, and provide country-specific data and analysis, including through analytical pieces on issues of interest to a particular region.
Selected Decisions – Official Reports and Documents
Decisions, interpretations, and resolutions of the Executive Board and Board of Governors of the International Monetary Fund, as well as selected documents to which frequent reference is made in current activities of the Fund, the United Nations and other international organizations
Selected Legal and Institutional Papers Series – Official Reports and Documents
Compilations of IMF Staff Papers in thematic collections with accompanying narrative, compiled by the IMF Legal Department in collaboration with other IMF departments to provide insight into internal deliberations of the Fund
Seminar Volumes – Archived Series
Compilation of papers presented at conferences sponsored or hosted by the IMF
Spillover Notes – Notes and Manuals
Spillover Notes are organized to examine effects of spillovers from member country policies, on domestic and global stability, and encourage discussion of spillovers issues at multilateral forums to foster policy attention and multilateral dialogue.
Staff Discussion Notes – Notes and Manuals
Staff Discussion Notes showcase the latest policy-related analysis and research being developed by individual IMF staff and are published to elicit comment and to further debate. These papers are generally brief and written in nontechnical language, and so are aimed at a broad audience interested in economic policy issues.
Summary Proceedings – Official Reports and Documents
Speeches made by officials attending the IMF-World Bank Annual Meetings are published in this volume, along with the press communiqués issued by the International Monetary and Financial Committee and the Development Committee at the conclusion of the meetings.
Tax Law Technical Notes – Notes and Manuals
Tax Law Notes are prepared by the IMF Legal Department to provide information and analysis on comparative solutions to problems in tax law design which seem to be frequently on the minds of tax officials.
Technical Notes and Manuals – Notes and Manuals
Technical Notes and Manuals are produced by IMF departments to expand the dissemination of their technical assistance advice. These papers present general advice and guidance, drawn in part from unpublished technical assistance reports, to a broader audience.
World Economic and Financial Surveys – Archived Series
Reports on key economic developments and trends from IMF staff economists
World Economic Outlook - Flagships
A Survey by the IMF staff usually published twice a year. It presents IMF staff economists' analyses of global economic developments during the near and medium term.