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Public Investment Management Assessment - Review and Update »
Source: Public Investment Management Assessment - Review and Update
Volume/Issue: 2018/025
Series: Policy Papers
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. Fiscal Affairs Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 10 May 2018
ISBN: 9781498308441
Keywords: Public investments, Public investment programs, Economic growth, Expenditure efficiency, Fiscal policy, Pima, PPPs, public investment, PIM, institutional design
"Public Investment Management Assessments (PIMAs) are the IMF‘s key tool for assessing infrastructure governance over the full investment cycle and supporting economic institution building in this area. The PIMA fr...
Public Investment in Bolivia: Prospects and Implications »
Source: Public Investment in Bolivia: Prospects and Implications
Volume/Issue: 2019/151
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s): Yehenew Endegnanew , and Dawit Tessema
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 12 July 2019
ISBN: 9781498319317
Keywords: Economic growth, Public investments, Absorptive capacity, Private investments, Consumption, Public Investment, Fiscal Consolidation, public debt level, debt level, investment level
Bolivia's 'Patriotic Agenda 2025' sets targets for social and economic development propelled by state-led industrialization under a five-year development plan (2016-2020). Large-scale public investment has aimed to...
You Are Suffocating Me! Firm-Level Evidence on Crowding Out »
Source: You Are Suffocating Me! Firm-Level Evidence on Crowding Out
Volume/Issue: 2019/80
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s): Serhan Cevik
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 24 April 2019
ISBN: 9781498311090
Keywords: Economic growth, Private investments, Capital formation, Foreign investment, Public investments, Fixed investment, state-owned enterprises, crowding-out effect, firm-level analysis, SOEs
Literature on whether government spending crowds out or crowds in the private sector is large, but still without an unambiguous conclusion. Using firm-level data from Ukraine, this paper provides a granular empiric...
Macro-Fiscal Gains from Anti-Corruption Reforms in the Republic of Congo »
Source: Macro-Fiscal Gains from Anti-Corruption Reforms in the Republic of Congo
Volume/Issue: 2019/121
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s): Giovanni Melina , Hoda Selim , and Concepcion Verdugo-Yepes
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 03 June 2019
ISBN: 9781498312042
Keywords: Oil revenues, Oil production, Economic growth, Public investment programs, Public investments, Congo, Africa, corruption, PFM, oil curse
This paper argues that oil revenue management and public investment in Congo are vulnerable to corruption as a result of limited transparency and accountability. Corruption has potentially contributed to poor macro...
Excerpt : Commodity Price Volatility and Inclusive Growth in Low-Income Countries »
Series: Miscellaneous Publication (Other)
Author(s): Min Zhu
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 20 September 2012
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/CPVIEAEX.073
ISBN: CPVIEAEX
Keywords: Agricultural sector, Balance of trade, Central banking, Central banks, Civil society, Commodities, Commodity price shocks, Commodity prices, Consumption, Credit
In the years following the global financial crisis, many low-income countries experienced rapid recovery and strong economic growth. However, many are now facing enormous difficulties because of rapidly rising food...
Debt Limits in Fund-Supported Programs - Proposed New Guidelines »
Source: Debt Limits in Fund-Supported Programs - Proposed New Guidelines
Volume/Issue: 2009/038
Series: Policy Papers
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 08 May 2009
ISBN: 9781498335744
Keywords: Access limits, Access to Fund general resources, Concessional aid, Debt management, Debt sustainability, External debt, External financing, Financial management, Fund facilities, Fund policies
Low-income countries (LICs) face significant challenges in meeting their development objectives, while maintaining a sustainable debt position. To address this dilemma, the international community has largely advoc...
2012 Review of Data Provision to the Fund for Surveillance Purposes »
Source: 2012 Review of Data Provision to the Fund for Surveillance Purposes
Volume/Issue: 2012/074
Series: Policy Papers
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. Statistics Dept.;International Monetary Fund. Strategy, Policy, & Review Department
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 28 August 2012
ISBN: 9781498339957
Keywords: Data quality assessment framework, Economic indicators, Government finance statistics, Surveillance, Access to international capital markets, Accounting, Assets, Balance of payments, Balance sheets, Banking sector
The IMF keeps data provision by members under periodic review since timely, accurate, and comprehensive data are essential for fulfilling its surveillance mandate. The previous Review of Data Provision to the Fund...
Fiscal Buffers for Natural Disasters in Pacific Island Countries1 »
Source: Fiscal Buffers for Natural Disasters in Pacific Island Countries
Volume/Issue: 2019/152
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s): Hidetaka Nishizawa , Scott Roger , and Huan Zhang
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 12 July 2019
ISBN: 9781498320801
Keywords: Access to foreign markets, Accounting, Accounting standards, Agriculture, Aid flows, Balance of payments, Bank deposits, Bank financing, Banks, Bonds
Pacific island countries (PICs) are vulnerable severe natural disasters, especially cyclones, inflicting large losses on their economies. In the aftermath of disasters, PIC governments face revenue losses and spend...
The Drivers, Implications and Outlook for China's Shrinking Current Account Surplus1 »
Source: The Drivers, Implications and Outlook for China's Shrinking Current Account Surplus
Volume/Issue: 2019/244
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s): Pragyan Deb , Albe Gjonbalaj , and Swarnali Hannan
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 08 November 2019
ISBN: 9781513516097
Keywords: Accounting, Aging, Assets, Balance of trade, Bank deposits, Bilateral trade, Bonds, Capital, Capital account, Capital flows
China's current account surplus has declined significantly from its peak in 2008 and the external position in 2018 was in line with medium-term fundamentals and desirable policies. While cyclical factors and expans...
High Level Status Report to the IEO Evaluation of Fund's Recurring Issues »
Source: High Level Status Report to the IEO Evaluation of Fund's Recurring Issues
Volume/Issue: 2017/012
Series: Policy Papers
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. Strategy, Policy, & Review Department
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 27 March 2017
ISBN: 9781498347044
Keywords: Absorptive capacity, Accounting, Accounting systems, Agricultural subsidies, Agriculture, Anti-money laundering, Arrears policy, Balance sheets, Budgeting, Budgets
This is a high-level report on progress in addressing recurring issues identified by the Independent Evaluation Office (IEO). The Board endorsed the proposal in the Chairman's Summing Up for the Independent Evaluat...