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Cover Policy Papers
Review of the Fund’s Income Position for FY 2024 and FY 2025-2026
International Monetary Fund. Finance Dept.
This paper updates the projections of the Fund’s income position for FY 2024 and FY 2025-2026 and proposes related decisions for the current and the following financial years. The paper also includes a proposed decision to keep the margin for the rate of charge unchanged until completion of the review of surcharges, but until no later than end FY 2025, at which time the Board would set the margin for the rest of FY 2025 and FY 2026. The Fund’s overall net income for FY 2024 is projected at about SDR 4.4 billion after taking into account pension-related remeasurement gain and estimated retained investment income of the Endowment Account.
Keywords:
Income Position; Lending Income; Investment Income; Expenditures; Margin for the Rate of Charge; Reserve Accumulation; Precautionary Balances; Pension; Provisioning; Payout; Reimbursement; Remeasurement; Surcharges; outlook factor; GRA FY; FY 2024; review of surcharge; market condition; transparency policy; Income; SDR interest rate; Budget planning and preparation; Credit; Discount rates; Global
Cover IMF Staff Country Reports
North Macedonia: Technical Assistance Report - Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability Performance Assessment
International Monetary Fund. Fiscal Affairs Dept.
This paper highlights North Macedonia’s Technical Assistance report on public expenditure and financial accountability (PEFA) performance assessment. This PEFA assessment provides a snapshot of the country’s Public Financial Management (PFM) system performance in order to support the government in defining PFM reform priorities. The assessment informed evaluation of the implementation of the PFM Reform Program 2018-2021, and preparation of a new reform program. The Public Financial Management Reform Program (PFMRP) is the key strategic document in the area of public financial management, which describes the planned reforms and set targets and indicators to measure implementation results. The Government completed the implementation of the PFMRP covering the period 2018-2021 and is in the process of preparation of a new program. A number of reforms have been implemented under the PFMRP 2018-2021, but the assessment identified further remaining areas for improvement. The assessment aims to inform the Government about the performance of its PFM system in line with the PEFA methodology, as well as to track the changes between the 2015 assessment and the current one.
Keywords:
PEFA secretariat; performance assessment report; PEFA assessment; Public Sector specialist World Bank; budget user; PEFA report; budget documentation; government performance; Budget planning and preparation; Budget execution and treasury management; Auditing; Global; Eastern Europe; Europe; Southern Europe
Cover IMF Staff Country Reports
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia: Fiscal Transparency Evaluation
International Monetary Fund. Fiscal Affairs Dept.
This report assesses the state of fiscal transparency practices in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia against the IMF’s Fiscal Transparency Code. The report finds that Macedonia meets the standard of good or advanced practice on 13 of the 36 principles, and the basic standard on a further 12 principles. Moreover, in 5 of the areas where Macedonia’s transparency practices do not currently meet basic practice, this could be addressed by publishing data that are already collected for internal management purposes. It is recommended to expand the institutional coverage of fiscal and statistical reports, to include the activities of all institutional units that would be classified as part of the general government under international statistical standards.
Keywords:
ISCR; CR; central government; real GDP; annual budget; accounts payable; debt management; natural resource; expenditure plan; foreign currency; spending outturn; Budget planning and preparation; Fiscal risks; Fiscal reporting; Europe; Global
Cover IMF Staff Country Reports
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia: Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund. European Dept.
This Selected Issues paper analyzes export competitiveness in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYR Macedonia). Export performance in FYR Macedonia has been strong over the last decade, critically contributing to overall growth. Exports have been re-oriented toward new products with higher technological content, allowing for the build-up of revealed comparative advantages in these products. The analysis based on Constant Market Share analysis shows that the overall competitiveness gap of FYR Macedonia with respect to other emerging European countries has narrowed. There appears to be significant room for quality improvement, including for the most successful export products. Although the contribution of exports to GDP growth has been significant, spillover into the domestic tradable sector from the foreign investment led export sector remains limited so far.
Keywords:
ISCR; CR; FYR Macedonia; firm; center; FYR; competitiveness gap; renewed stimulus; General government debt; liquidity constraint; export growth; exports of product; Fiscal rules; Exports; Budget planning and preparation; Export performance; Europe; Global; Eastern Europe
Cover IMF Staff Country Reports
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia: Staff Report for the 2011 Article IV Consultation.
International Monetary Fund
This 2011 Article IV Consultation highlights that Macedonia is poised to achieve low but positive growth under the baseline scenario of a shallow recession in the euro area. Under a downside scenario, growth would be weaker, and external financing pressures could arise. In the near term, the government would need to reduce expenditure growth to meet the 2012 deficit target. A key longer-term challenge would be to reconcile the competing objectives of higher public investment and increases in pensions and public wages while preserving low public debt and low taxes.
Keywords:
ISCR; CR; NBRM authority; authority; government; FYR Macedonia; deficit target; headline inflation; FDI inflow; nominal exchange rate; EU integration process of the Republic of Macedonia; Macedonian banking system; Government debt management; Budget planning and preparation; Current account deficits; Global; Europe; Eastern Europe; Western Europe; Southern Europe
Cover Summary Proceedings of the Sixty-Second Annual Meetings 2008
Summary Proceedings of the Sixty-Second Annual Meetings 2008
International Monetary Fund

Abstract

The 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.

Keywords:
AS; fund surveillance; boards of governors of the International Monetary Fund; financial crisis; committee chairman; lending role; managing director of the International Monetary Fund; surveillance agenda; Climate change; Food prices; Inflation; Global; Africa; Sub-Saharan Africa; Europe; Caribbean; West Africa
Cover IMF Working Papers
The Impact of the Global Crisison South-Eastern Europe
Francesco Spadafora
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Mr. Emidio Cocozza
, and
Mr. Andrea Colabella
This paper analyzes the impact of the global crisis on six South-Eastern European countries. The main objective is to compare macro-financial conditions and policies in the run-up to the crisis as well as to compare the policy responses to it, so as to highlight, inter alia, possible country-specific constraints. While sharing a common pre-crisis pattern of strong capital inflows and robust growth, a key difference in the conduct of macroeconomicpolicies is that some countries adopted expansionary (and procyclical) fiscal policies. These moves exacerbated external vulnerabilities and compromised the ability to discretionarily use the fiscal instrument in acountercyclical fashion.
Keywords:
WP; current account; budget deficit; foreign currency; financial support; core inflation; international capital flows; current account adjustment; IMF financial support; FYR Macedonia; transmission mechanism; short-term debt; Current account deficits; Budget planning and preparation; Government debt management; Global; Western Europe
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Advanced Public Financial Management Reforms in South East Europe
Mia Pavesic-Skerlep
and
Mr. Eivind Tandberg
This paper aims to clarify possible systemic bottlenecks to the introduction of advanced PFM reforms in the SEE countries. It relates key fiscal developments to PFM reform processes over the last 15 years. PFM reform strategies must be realistic, with clear objectives and timetables, and with strong country ownership. Among the advanced reforms, some aspects of medium-term budgeting seems to be somewhat less challenging than performance-oriented budgeting, and it could be rational to make sure that there is solid progress in this area first. When developing performance budgets, countries should consider focusing initial efforts on the areas that are most suitable for performance management, such as education and health.
Keywords:
WP; SEE country; budget process; SEE countries government expenditure; budget program; MTB plan; program structure; budget system; performance budget reform; budget negotiations; Budget planning and preparation; Performance-based budgeting; Medium-term budget frameworks; Eastern Europe; Southern Europe
Cover IMF Staff Country Reports
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia: Report on Observance of Standards and Codes: Fiscal Transparency Module
International Monetary Fund
This report summarizes the Observance of Standards and Codes on Fiscal Transparency for the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. It provides an assessment of fiscal transparency practices in the Former Yugoslav Republic (FYR) of Macedonia in relation to the requirements of the IMF Code of Good Practices on Fiscal Transparency based on discussions with the authorities and other organizations and through a fiscal transparency questionnaire. It also provides recommendations for improving fiscal transparency and information on fiscal risks, contingent liabilities, and tax expenditure.
Keywords:
ISCR; CR; government; final accounts; budget; company; capital investment; government activity; government expenditure plan; equity holding; executive branch; public funds; Budget planning and preparation; Fiscal accounting and reporting; Budget execution and treasury management
Cover IMF Staff Country Reports
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia: Request for Stand-By Arrangement and Extension of Repurchase Expectations
International Monetary Fund
This paper discusses the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia’s (FYR Macedonia) Request for a Stand-By Arrangement and Extension of Repurchase Expectations. The authorities have asked the IMF to support an ambitious program that includes structural reforms that address the root causes of FYR Macedonia’s weak performance. On the macroeconomic front, the near-term aims of the program are to strengthen the exchange rate peg by increasing foreign exchange reserves and to manage the transition from official budget financing to market-based financing. The program also aims to secure medium-term fiscal sustainability.
Keywords:
ISCR; CR; foreign currency rating; foreign currency; Macedonia; rating; staff appraisal; sovereign credit ratings; Macedonian authorities; balance sheet risk; Credit; Global