International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Sovereign default the greatest threat: IMF
Sovereign default risk has soared and is the biggest threat to near-term stability, some segments of banking systems also present dangers
IMF: local currency lending cushioned crisis blow
IMF study shows increased domestic currency lending led to relatively strong access to credit in American countries following credit crunch
Buba's Weber says Greece will need up to €80 billion: reports
Bundesbank president Axel Weber reportedly tells German parliamentary group Greek bailout costs could soar
IMF: productivity, not institutions, drive incomes higher
IMF study finds strong evidence of role for total factor productivity in income variability across countries
IMF on the properties of sovereign default models
Research suggests two improvements to model used to account for rate movements in emerging markets
Greece takes grudging step towards bailout
Greek government initiates procedures concerning proposed $40 billion rescue with eurozone and IMF, problems anticipated in joint effort
Fed's Tarullo sceptical over contingent capital
Federal Reserve's Daniel Tarullo highlights drawbacks of contingent capital forming part of new regulatory framework
Fund relents on capital controls
IMF admits capital controls have a role to play in its latest flagship report overturning long-held position, fleshes out possible capital surcharge framework
Central bank net gold sales fell 80% in 2009
Slowdown in European sales and India's purchase from IMF lead net sales to slump to 41 tonnes says research body
IMF stockpiles funds for crisis resolution
Fund prepares for the worst with $500 billion in extra funds from a standing borrowing arrangement with selected members
Greece’s $40 billion bailout an improvement, but issues remain
Markets soothed as firm details of Greek rescue plan are announced, eurozone will provide €30 billion at discounted 5% rate for year forward, analysts less convinced
IMF: Lat Am banks a match for foreign rivals
IMF paper indicates foreign banks are no more efficient than domestic ones
Norway’s Gjedrem: IMF, not G20, must lead post-crisis policy debate
Norges Bank governor Svein Gjedrem sees IMF as key means to engage all countries in building global policy framework
Gulf markets integrated enough for monetary union
IMF economists’ work indicates stage set for single-currency project
Icesave casts pall over Iceland’s credit outlook
Ratings agency Moody’s kicks its outlook on Iceland down to negative on intractable Icesave dispute, change leaves Icelandic bonds hovering just above junk status
IMF: foreign activity deepens emerging bond markets
IMF paper finds greater foreign presence in domestic bond markets reduces government yields and dampens volatility
Interview: Hervé Ferhani
Hervé Ferhani, a deputy director at the IMF, discusses how the role of central banks will change post crisis
IMF: credit markets key to economic recovery
IMF study shows that a healthy financial sector is essential to a speedy recovery in the economy
Fund takes charge on better financial data
IMF will up the frequency of data on international investment positions, and recommend that members add soundness indicators and tables showing duration before debt maturity
Basel principles don’t guarantee stability: IMF paper
Complying with the Basel principles on supervision does not enhance the soundness of banks, Fund economists find
IMF: global inter-connectedness aggravated recession
IMF paper shows global interconnectedness increased output volatility during recession as trade-dependent economies were worst hit
IMF: Bolivia foreign reserves adequate
Research charts developments since 2005
$500 billion reserve drain made crisis worse: IMF’s Ferhani
Deputy director says IMF research shows central bank reserve managers withdrew $500 billion from deposits at commercial banks during crisis
Gold could play solid stability role
World Gold Council's George Milling-Stanley pushes for Basel III and SDR to be gold plated