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Cover FinTech Notes
Keeping Pace with Change: Fintech and the Evolution of Commercial Law
José Garrido
,
Ms. Yan Liu
,
Joseph Sommer
, and
Juan Sebastián Viancha
This note explores the interactions between new technologies with key areas of commercial law and potential legal changes to respond to new developments in technology and businesses. Inspired by the Bali Fintech Agenda, this note argues that country authorities need to closely examine the adequacy of their legal frameworks to accommodate the use of new technologies and implement necessary legal reform so as to reap the benefits of fintech while mitigating risks. Given the cross-border nature of new technologies, international cooperation among all relevant stakeholders is critical. The note is structured as follows: Section II describes the relations between technology, business, and law, Section III discusses the nature and functions of commercial law; Section IV provides a brief overview of developments in fintech; Section V examines the interaction between technology and commercial law; and Section VI concludes with a preliminary agenda for legal reform to accommodate the use of new technologies.
Keywords:
fintech, commercial law, technological innovations, distributed ledger technology, tokens, artificial intelligence, Internet of Things, automated conrtracting, smart contracts, registries, contract law, securities and negotiable instruments, company law, secured transactions, insolvency, digital technology; FINTECH note; B. contract law; evolution of commercial law; publication order; DLT network; Blockchain and DLT; Smart contracts; Technological innovation; Emerging technologies; Securities
Cover IMF Staff Country Reports
Qatar: Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund. Middle East and Central Asia Dept.
This Selected Issues paper discusses measures required to enhance nonhydrocarbon revenue to support fiscal consolidation in Qatar. Qatar depends heavily on the hydrocarbon sector for exports and revenue receipts. The authorities have embarked on fiscal consolidation, underpinned by cuts to current expenditures and enhanced efforts to raise additional revenue. Safeguarding Qatar’s wealth to ensure intergenerational equity and ensure adequate resources for the implementation of the second National Development Strategy would entail increased mobilization of nonhydrocarbon revenue in the near to medium term. Exploring other sources of tax revenue to diversify the government revenue structure and build a stable tax revenue base is also critical.
Keywords:
ISCR; CR; price; tax rate; bank; liquidity pressure; hydrocarbon revenue; GCC country; coverage ratio; oil-price shock; banking liquidity implication; envisaged tax revenue measure; liquidity management; corporate tax tax revenue; revenue side; GCC tax paper; GCC company; T-bills auction; corporate tax revenue from company; three-six-nine-month T-bills; Oil prices; Liquidity; Corporate income tax; Liquidity management; Global
Cover IMF Working Papers
Credit Constraints, Political Instability, and Capital Accumulation
Risto Herrala
and
Ms. Rima A Turk
We investigate the complex interactions between credit constraints, political instability, and capital accumulation using a novel approach based on Kiyotaki and Moore’s (1997) theoretical framework. Drawing on a unique firm-level data set from Middle-East and North Africa (MENA), empirical findings point to a large and significant effect of credit conditions on capital accumulation and suggest that continued political unrest worsens credit constraints. The results support the view that financial development measured by a relaxing of financial constraints is key to macroeconomic development.
Keywords:
WP; credit limit; firm; equity capital; Capital accumulation; credit constraints; political unrest; MENA countries; firm's fixed assets; firm investment behavior; credit constraint; enterprise development; firm Age; debt amount; Credit ceilings; Credit; Real interest rates; Stocks; Middle East; North Africa; Central Asia; Sub-Saharan Africa; East Africa
Cover IMF Staff Country Reports
Qatar: Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund. Middle East and Central Asia Dept.
Qatar has recently taken steps toward introducing a medium-term budget framework (MTBF) to enhance the predictability of spending decisions in the country. However, implementing medium-term fiscal planning requires formal procedural fiscal rules and parallel efforts to enhance the credibility of the annual budget. Given Qatar’s significant exposure to hydrocarbon price movements and its long-lasting hydrocarbon reserves, such fiscal rules would need a certain degree of flexibility and, at the same time, should be set to maintain consistency with long-term fiscal sustainability.
Keywords:
ISCR; CR; budget; Qatar; bond market; central bank; liquidity surplus; QCB liquidity forecasting model; liquidity management framework; market infrastructure; T-bill auction; fixed income; Government securities; Budget planning and preparation; Liquidity; Securities markets; Global; Liquidity management
Cover IMF Working Papers
Sukuk vs. Eurobonds: Is There a Difference in Value-at-Risk?
Ms. Faezeh Raei
and
Mr. Selim Cakir
This paper assesses the impact of bonds issued according to Islamic principles (Sukuk), on the cost and risk structure of investment portfolios by using the Value-at-Risk (VaR) framework. The market for Sukuk has grown tremendously in recent years at about 45 percent a year. Sukuk provide sovereign governments and corporations with access to the huge and growing Islamic liquidity pool, in addition to the conventional investor base. The paper analyzes whether secondary market behavior of Eurobonds and Sukuk issued by the same issuer are significantly different to provide gains from diversification. The analysis, employing the delta-normal as well as Monte-Carlo simulation methods, implies such gains are present and in certain cases very significant.
Keywords:
WP; portfolio; bond; bond portfolio simulation; return