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Middle East and Central Asia > Mauritania, Islamic Republic of

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Cover IMF Staff Country Reports
Islamic Republic of Mauritania: Technical Assistance Report-Report on the External Sector Statistics Technical Assistance Mission (March 19-30, 2018)
International Monetary Fund. Statistics Dept.
With the support of the IMF’s Middle East and Central Asia Department (MCD), and at the request of the Central Bank of Mauritania (BCM), the IMF’s Statistics Department (STA) mission visited Nouakchott from March 19–30, 2018, to provide technical assistance (TA) in the area of external sector statistics (ESS). This mission is part of an initiative financed by the Financial Sector Stability Fund (FSSF): Balance Sheet Approach (BSA) Sub-Module. This intersectoral effort will enable the production of more reliable BSA matrices to support macroprudential policies, the country’s financial stability analysis, and the IMF’s surveillance missions. The mission’s key objectives were to work closely with the BCM in order to (i) improve the compilation of the balance of payments (BOP), and (ii) propose a framework for compiling the international investment position (IIP). Based on the findings and recommendations of the last TA mission on external sector statistics (ESS) carried out at the BCM in October 2016, this mission notes the need to improve the quality of most items in the BOP, particularly the financial account, which could also aid IIP compilation efforts in the near future.
Keywords:
ISCR; CR; balance of payments; BOP team; compilation framework; IIP component; BOP framework; BOP transaction; BOP system; Foreign direct investment; Operational risk; External sector statistics; Commercial banks; International investment position
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Non-FDI Capital Inflows in Low-Income Developing Countries: Catching the Wave?
Mr. Antonio David
,
Carlos van Hombeeck
, and
Mr. Chris Papageorgiou
Low-income countries (LIDCs) are typically characterized by intermittent and very modest access to private external funding sources. Motivated by recent developments in private flows to LIDCs this paper makes two contributions: First, it constructs a new comprehensive dataset on gross private capital flows with special focus on non-FDI flows in LIDCs. Concentrating on LIDCs and more specifically on gross non-FDI private flows is intentionally aimed at closing a gap in existing datasets where country coverage of developing economies is limited mainly to emerging markets (EMs). Second, using the new data, it identifies several shifting patterns of gross non-FDI private inflows to LIDCs. A surprising fact emerges: since the mid 2000's periods of surges in gross non-FDI private inflows in LIDCs are broadly comparable to those of EMs. Moreover, while gross non-FDI inflows to LIDCs are on average much lower than those to EMs, we show that the LIDC top quartile gross non-FDI inflow is comparable to the EM median inflow and converging to the EM top quartile inflow.
Keywords:
WP; LIDCs + EMs; low-income developing countries; Gross Capital Flows; Surges; Low-Income Countries; Market Access; FDI inflow; inflows trend; LIDC database; FDI flow; benchmark LIDC sample; private inflow; inflows to LIDCs; WEO data; Capital inflows; Capital flows; Balance of payments statistics; Foreign direct investment; Global financial crisis of 2008-2009; Global
Cover Policy Papers
Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism - Observations from the Work Program and Implications Going Forward
International Monetary Fund
This paper provides a summary of the IMF and the World Bank work programs on anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism following the Fund and Bank Boards' decisions in March 2004 to endorse the revised FATF standard (2003 version) and methodology for the purposes of preparing ROSCs and to expand the areas of Bank/Fund responsibility to cover the revised FATF standard comprehensively. It draws lessons on what has worked well and the challenges and discusses the work program going forward.
Keywords:
PP; CFT regime; work program; CFT assessment; CFT measure; CFT system; assessment process; Anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT); Terrorism financing; Development policy; Remittances; Money laundering; Global
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Conclusions of the Task Force on Prolonged Use of Fund Resources - Modifications in Light of Initial Executive Board Discussion
International Monetary Fund
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Keywords:
PP; Fund; Fund resource; financial support; task force; IEO report; Fund financial support; Fund-supported program; signaling role; IMF's Independent Evaluation Office; Strategic planning for revenue administration; International capital markets; Foreign direct investment; Global; Sub-Saharan Africa
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IMF Survey, Volume 31, Issue 20
International Monetary Fund. External Relations Dept.
The IMF has added its voice to the debate over the euro area’s Stability and Growth Pact (SGP), urging the three largest countries—France, Germany, and Italy—to rein in their fiscal deficits. It also trimmed its economic growth forecasts for the 12-nation monetary union and urged the European Central Bank (ECB) to adopt a bias toward lowering interest rates.
Keywords:
SV; microfinance institution; IMF Concludes; Horst Köhler; Brazil's President-Elect; exchange rate; IMF publication service; IMF's website; IMF survey; Exchange rate arrangements; Exchange rates; Currency markets; Foreign direct investment; Exchange restrictions; Global; Maghreb; Mekong; Asia and Pacific; Europe; Africa