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Cover IMF Committee on Balance of Payments Statistics
IMF Committee on Balance of Payments Statistics
Annual Report 2018
International Monetary Fund. Statistics Dept.

Abstract

The 2018 Annual Report of the IMF Committee on Balance of Payments Statistics provides an overview of trends in global balance of payments statistics.

Keywords:
BY; BOP; term id; work program; term; IMF Committee; IE coverage; research agenda
Cover Departmental Papers
A Rebalancing Act for China and Africa: The Effects of China’s Rebalancing on Sub-Saharan Africa’s Trade and Growth
Mr. Roger Nord
and
Ms. Wenjie Chen
How does China’s new growth model affect sub-Saharan Africa? To address this question, this paper first looks at the growing ties between China and Africa; attempts to estimate more precisely the impact on growth through the trade channel; and finally draws some policy implications regarding whether this means an end of the Africa Rising narrative or merely the beginning of a new chapter.
Keywords:
DPPP; DP; center; China; commodity; Sub-Saharan Africa; commodity exporter; China's growth; frontier economy; investment-driven commodities exporter; growth experience; FDI flow; sub-Saharan Africa result; idiosyncratic shock; Bloomberg L.P.; commodity price system; Customs dataset; countries in sub-Saharan Africa; Exports; Commodity prices; Foreign direct investment; Direction of trade; Africa; Global
Cover IMF Working Papers
Capital Account Openness in Low-income Developing Countries: Evidence from a New Database
Mrs. Sarwat Jahan
and
Daili Wang
The relevance of recording and assessing countries’ capital flow management measures is well-recognized, but very few studies have focused on low-income developing countries (LIDCs). A key constraint is the lack of an appropriate index to measure the openness of capital account and its change over time. This paper fills the gap by constructing a de jure index based on information contained in the IMF’s Annual Report on Exchange Arrangements and Exchange Restrictions. It provides an aggregate index to capture the overall openness of the capital account, and also provides a breakdown of openness for various subcategories of capital flows. The new database covers 164 countries with information on 12 types of asset categories over the period 1996–2013. The index provides the largest coverage of LIDCs among all existing indices and also provides granularity on openness across asset types, direction of flows and residency. The paper examines the link between de jure capital account openness with de facto capital flows and outlines potential applications of this database.
Keywords:
WP; Openness; liberalization; market; Capital account openness; Capital flow management measure; Financial interconnectedness; Low-income developing countries; Capital flows; openness index; capital account; frontier economy; financial market liberalization; index exercise; exchange arrangement; transaction liberalization; Capital account; Capital controls; Foreign direct investment; Capital account liberalization; Asia and Pacific; East Asia; South Asia; Sub-Saharan Africa
Cover IMF Working Papers
Flight Capital as a Portfolio Choice
Anke Hoeffler
,
Ms. Catherine A Pattillo
, and
Mr. Paul Collier
This paper sets flight capital in the context of portfolio choice, focusing upon the proportion of private wealth that is held abroad. There are large regional differences in this proportion, ranging from 5 percent in South Asia to 40 percent in Africa. We explain cross-country differences in portfolio choice by variables that proxy differences in the risk-adjusted rate of return on capital. We apply the results to four policy questions: how the East Asian crisis affected domestic capital outflows; herd effects; the effect of the IMF-World Bank debt relief initiative for heavily-indebted poor countries (HIPC) on capital repatriation; and why so much of Africa’s private wealth is held outside the continent.
Keywords:
WP; institutional investor; risk rating; increases in capital capital flight; capital flight literature; rate of return; Capital flight; portfolio choice; capital flight share; cline capital flight measure; flight capital; Capital outflows; Stocks; Foreign assets; Real exchange rates; East Asia; Africa; Sub-Saharan Africa; South Asia; Middle East
Cover Financial Policy Workshops
Financial Policy Workshops
The Case of Kenya
International Monetary Fund

Abstract

This book, written by the staff of the IMF Institute, offers a series of workshops on Kenya that are used as a case study in the Institute's course on Financial Analysis and Policy for officials of IMF member countries. The workshops combine theory and practice for a better understanding of the use of major financial policy instruments in the management of national economies.

Keywords:
BOOK; Kenya shilling; tax category; deposit money banks; exogenous variable; balance of payments disequilibrium; balance of payments account; econometric forecasting method; Commercial banks; Imports; Foreign assets; Domestic credit; Western Europe; Africa; Middle East; East Africa; Global
Cover Financial Policy Workshops
Financial Policy Workshops
The Case of Kenya
International Monetary Fund

Abstract

This book written by the staff of the IMF Institute, offers a series of workshops on Kenya that are used as a case study in the Institute's course on Financial Analysis and Policy for officials of IMF member countries. The workshops combine theory and practice for a better understanding of the use of major financial policy instruments in the management of national economies.

Keywords:
BOOK; Kenya shilling; tax category; deposit money banks; balance of payments equilibrium; balance of payments disequilibrium; Commercial banks; Foreign assets; Imports; Income; Western Europe; Africa; Middle East; East Africa; Global
Cover Finance & Development
Finance & Development, March 1970
International Monetary Fund. External Relations Dept.
This paper discusses achievement and failure of science in increasing world animal production. The paper highlights that the application of modern animal production technology is virtually confined to Western Europe, to the North American continent, to Australia, New Zealand, and Japan. The new technologies are not yet used in other parts of the world. Hardly more than a handful of their farmers have any knowledge or understanding of production methods commonplace in highly developed countries.
Keywords:
FD; F&D; country; investment; industry; special drawing rights; IFC investment; permits country; SDR scheme; developed country; IFC policy; Value-added tax; Foreign direct investment; Interest rate policy; Business enterprises; Exports; Africa; East Africa; Asia and Pacific; Europe; Australia and New Zealand