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Cover IMF Staff Country Reports
People’s Republic of China–Hong Kong Special Administrative Region: Financial Sector Assessment Program-Insurance Core Principles-Detailed Assessment of Observance
International Monetary Fund. Monetary and Capital Markets Department
This Insurance Core Principles Detailed Assessment Report was prepared in the context of the Financial Sector Assessment Program for the People’s Republic of China–Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR). The report describes that the insurance penetration and density in HKSAR is among the top 10 in the world. Foreign-owned insurers are dominant in the HKSAR insurance sector, and account for about 72 percent of total assets as at end-2012. The long-term insurance industry is highly concentrated, while the market share of general insurance industry is more evenly distributed. All except one of the top-10 insurance groups are all foreign owned, with much larger consolidated operations compared to their operations in HKSAR. The Insurance Authority is responsible for regulating and supervising the insurance industry of the HKSAR. It is supported by the Office of the Commissioner of Insurance, a government department in the HKSAR. A self-regulatory system is used to supervise the conduct of business of intermediaries.
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ISCR; CR; insurance intermediary; risk management; insurance business; insurance group; holding company; corporate governance; long-term insurer; reinsurance arrangement; Insurance companies; Insurance; Virtual currencies; Solvency; Anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT); Global; Asia and Pacific
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Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) - Review of the Effectiveness of the Program
International Monetary Fund
The Fund’s Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) program has significantly contributed to the international community’s response to money laundering and the financing of terrorism. This paper reviews how the Fund’s AML/CFT program has evolved during the past five years and discusses how the Fund could move forward in this area. The past five years have witnessed significant changes to the Fund’s AML/CFT technical assistance program. It is now being delivered more strategically than in the past and is almost exclusively funded by external resources. Its central pillar is now the AML/CFT Topical Trust Fund.
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PP; CFT assessment; CFT issue; CFT program; CFT standard; CFT framework; CFT TA program; CFT regime; CFT ROSCs; Anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT); Money laundering; Terrorism financing; Financial stability assessment; Financial Sector Assessment Program; Global
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Japan Administered Account for Selected IMF Activities (JSA)--Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2009
International Monetary Fund

Abstract

This paper provides a brief description of the IMF and its activities, focusing in particular on its technical assistance (TA) activities. The report then describes in greater detail the Japan Administered Account for Selected Fund Activities (JSA)—including its scope and objectives, the size and uses of the TA contribution, and assessments of its TA activities and scholarship programs—with a focus on fiscal year (FY) 2009. Japan has provided grant contributions to support IMF technical assistance to member countries since 1990. In 1997, the scope of the administered account was widened to allow for financing other IMF activities in Asia and the Pacific, carried out through the IMF Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific in Tokyo. Regular consultations are held between the IMF and the Japanese authorities; the most recent formal meeting took place in April 2009. The use of JSA resources is flexible. JSA funds can be used to cover the cost of short- and long-term TA experts and other costs associated with conducting seminars and workshops, such as room rental fees.

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MISC RPT; MISC; Accounts-Japan Financial Statement Fy2009; Japan; audit of the JSA; annual audit; certificate of completion; fund activity; Budget planning and preparation; Bank supervision; Tax administration core functions; Asia and Pacific; Africa; Central Asia; Middle East; Middle East and Central Asia; TA activity; review mission; IMF TA; scholarship program; IMF expert; IMF customs expert; IMF department; IMF economist; Anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT); Capital markets; Financial Sector Assessment Program; Caribbean
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Thailand: Detailed Assessment Report on Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism
International Monetary Fund
This Detailed Assessment Report focuses on Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) for Thailand. The report discusses that Thailand has a legal framework in the Anti-Money Laundering Act 1999 (AMLA) around which the core elements of its AML/CFT regime are established. The AMLA criminalizes money laundering by reference to eight predicate offenses and establishes the Anti-Money Laundering Office (AMLO) as Thailand’s financial intelligence unit. It imposes some customer due diligence obligations on a wide range of financial institutions (FIs) and requires these FIs to report transactions to the AMLO.
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ISCR; CR; government agency; criminal offence; managing director; terrorist activity; private limited company; task force; penal code; CFT requirement; limited company; cash transaction; state enterprise; securities industry; CFT compliance; Anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT); Trade balance; Securities; Commercial banks; Legal support in revenue administration; Global; East Asia; Southeast Asia; South Asia; Central Asia
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IMF Survey, Volume 31, Issue 04
International Monetary Fund. External Relations Dept.
The Group of Seven Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors met in Canada on February 8–9 to discuss the global economy, the importance of fostering development, and ongoing efforts to combat the financing of terrorism. The Managing Director of the IMF participated in the meeting.
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SV; Group of Seven country; IMF Treasurer's Department; IMF Concludes; IMF purchase; IMF staff country; growth facility; Exchange rate arrangements; Terrorism financing; Financial Sector Assessment Program; Emerging and frontier financial markets; Exchange rates; Global; Europe; South America; Africa; East Asia
Cover Finance & Development
Finance & Development, June 1998
International Monetary Fund. External Relations Dept.
Since it began operations in 1946, the IMF has steadily evolved in response to changes in the world economy. What steps is it taking to meet the new challenges posed by the Asian crisis?
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FD; F&D; market; currency; exchange rate; salary; crisis
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IMF Staff papers: Volume 44 No. 1
International Monetary Fund. Research Dept.
This paper argues that an important group of labor market policies are complementary in the sense that the effect of each policy is greater when implemented in conjunction with the other policies than in isolation. This may explain why the diverse, piecemeal labor market reforms in many European countries in recent years have had so little success in reducing unemployment. What is required instead is deeper labor market reforms across a broader range of complementary policies and institutions. To be politically feasible, these reforms must be combined with measures to address distributional issues.
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SP; paper number; dependent variables in equation; CVD petition; Visa credit cards; priority mail delivery; Labor markets; Total factor productivity; Production growth; Productivity; Unemployment rate; Europe; East Asia; Asia and Pacific; Baltics; North America