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Evolution of African Currencies: Part II: The Sterling Area and Unattached Currencies »
Source: Finance & Development, December 1964
Volume/Issue: 1/3
Series: Finance & Development
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. External Relations Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 December 1964
ISBN: 9781616352769
Keywords: monetary fund, international liquidity, international finance, international finance corporation
This paper presents highlights of the 1964 annual meetings of the IMF and the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development. The paper underscores that the charters of these organizations provide that they...

Do Commodity Price Shocks Last Too Long for Stabilization Schemes to Work? »
Source: Finance & Development, September 1999
Volume/Issue: 36/3
Series: Finance & Development
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. External Relations Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 January 1999
ISBN: 9781451952292
Keywords: capital flows, international financial, capital mobility, private capital flows, international financial architecture
For the latest thinking about the international financial system, monetary policy, economic development, poverty reduction, and other critical issues, subscribe to Finance & Development (F&D). This lively quarterly...

Fiscal Management: Oil Boom Tests Producing Countries »
Source: IMF Survey, Volume 36 Issue 12
Volume/Issue: 36/12
Series: IMF Survey
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. External Relations Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 October 2007
ISBN: 9781451938524
Keywords: global financial system, financial institutions, capital markets, financial system, financial markets
Global market turmoil; Strauss-Kahn to head IMF; Global warming; Europe: Financial integration; Islamic finance; Emerging market vulnerability; Subprime turmoil: Lessons; Maghreb integration; Oil producers: Fiscal...

Europe and Global Imbalances »
Source: Europe and Global Imbalances
Volume/Issue: 2007/144
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s): Philip Lane , and Gian Milesi-Ferretti
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 June 2007
ISBN: 9781451867084
Keywords: external assets and liabilities, current account, foreign assets, net foreign assets, currency composition,
Although Europe in the aggregate is a not a major contributor to global current account imbalances, its trade and financial linkages with the rest of the world mean that it will still be affected by a shift in the...

International Monetary Fund: Fund Members, Quotas and Transactions »
Source: Finance & Development, December 1964
Volume/Issue: 1/3
Series: Finance & Development
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. External Relations Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 December 1964
ISBN: 9781616352769
Keywords: monetary fund, international liquidity, international finance, international finance corporation
This paper presents highlights of the 1964 annual meetings of the IMF and the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development. The paper underscores that the charters of these organizations provide that they...

The New International Financial Architecture and Africa »
Source: The New International Financial Architecture and Africa
Volume/Issue: 2001/130
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s): Saleh Nsouli , and Françoise Le Gall
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 September 2001
ISBN: 9781451855197
Keywords: international financial architecture, international financial, financial system, International Economic Order,
The new international financial architecture can help African countries benefit from globalization, while minimizing the risks, and foster an environment conducive to increased domestic investment and higher sustai...

Sub-Saharan Africa's Integration in the Global Financial Markets »
Source: Sub-Saharan Africa's Integration in the Global Financial Markets
Volume/Issue: 2009/114
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s): Corinne Deléchat , John Wakeman-Linn , Smita Wagh , and Gustavo Ramirez
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 May 2009
ISBN: 9781451872613
Keywords: private capital flows, private capital, private capital inflows, International Capital Movements,
The paper uses a unique database covering 44 countries in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) countries between 2000 and 2007 to study the determinants of the allocation and composition of flows across countries, as well as c...

The External Wealth of Nations Mark II »
Source: The External Wealth of Nations Mark II : Revised and Extended Estimates of Foreign Assets and Liabilities, 1970-2004
Volume/Issue: 2006/69
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s): Philip Lane , and Gian Milesi-Ferretti
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 March 2006
ISBN: 9781451863291
Keywords: International financial integration, net foreign assets, foreign assets, foreign asset, net foreign asset, industrial countries,
We construct estimates of external assets and liabilities for 145 countries for the period 1970-2004. We describe our estimation methods and present key features of the data at the country and the global level. We...

STATISTICAL APPENDIX »
Source: World Economic Outlook, April 2011 : Tensions from the Two-Speed Recovery: Unemployment, Commodities, and Capital Flows
Series: World Economic Outlook
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. Research Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 11 April 2011
ISBN: 9781616350598
Keywords: capital flows, net capital flows, private capital flows, inflation
The Statistical Appendix presents historical data as well as projections. It comprises five sections: Assumptions, What’s New, Data and Conventions, Classification of Countries,...

Statistical Appendix »
Source: World Economic Outlook, April 2005 : Globalization and External Balances
Series: World Economic Outlook
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. Research Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 28 September 2004
ISBN: 9781589064294
Keywords: remittances, debt, foreign assets, interest, oil prices
The statistical appendix presents historical data, as well as projections. It comprises five sections: Assumptions, What’s New, Data and Conventions, Classification of Countries, and Statistical...