International Monetary Fund (IMF)
India buys 200 tonnes of IMF gold
The Reserve Bank of India purchases just under half of the IMF’s sale quota for $6.7 billion
IMF upbeat on Hong Kong
GDP predicted to grow 5% next year after 2% contraction in 2009, says IMF
A new transmission model – research
An IMF working paper outlines a panel unobserved components model of the transmission mechanism
Raise inflation target to avoid slump – IMF report
International Monetary Fund study looks at how monetary policy can help hold off a protracted deflationary and economic slump when policy rates are near zero
Hungarian regulator’s role to be amplified
Hungarian Financial Supervisory Authority will get more independence and the right to issue regulations if government proposal clears parliament
Eichengreen backs Fund as global lender of last resort
Berkeley economist Barry Eichengreen believes International Monetary Fund should in time take on the mantle of global lender of last resort
Interview with Barry Eichengreen
Berkeley economist Barry Eichengreen talks to CentralBanking.com on the IMF’s new role, reserve currencies and the future of economics as a science
IMF’s Lipsky on lessons from past crises
IMF deputy managing director discusses what has been learnt from the crises, and how emerging markets have avoided the worst
Korea considering shifting dollar assets to gold
Korean central bank reportedly interested in diversifying reserves; favours gold over dollar
Nigeria’s woe signals decoupling not in sight
International Monetary Fund finds developing and emerging markets did not decouple from the United States enough to grow despite significant recession in the world’s largest economy
De Larosière: don’t rush regulatory reform
Former governor of the Banque de France warns governments against rapid change for the finance industry
Finland’s Liikanen pushes for Fund reform
Bank of Finaland’s Erkki Liikanen says quota reform only starting point for change at the International Monetary Fund
External balances in low-income countries
International Monetary Fund research offers empirical analysis of balances in low income countries
Sri Lanka holds rates steady
Central Bank of Sri Lanka continues policy of gradual easing of credit conditions
Central banks must guard independence – IMF
International Monetary Fund says the risk of losses from unconventional policies can pose challenges to financial independence
Bundesbank caps gold sales for next year at 6.5 tonnes
Germany’s central bank limits gold sales for the next twelve months at 6.5 tonnes under Central Banks’ Gold Agreement
PBOC to face policy challenges in the future
Changes to China's financial position have not affected the money demand function yet but will in the future, new research from the International Monetary Fund posits.
Belarus expects $2 billion in IMF funds
Alexander Lukashenko, Belarus's president, has said that the country expects to receive $2 billion from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) before the end of 2009.
Blanchard and Roubini caution on global recovery
The developed world will see a return to positive growth by the end of the year, but sustaining the recovery will be a delicate balancing act, said Olivier Blanchard, the chief economist of the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
IMF's Lipsky: expansionary fiscal policy still key
Fiscal policy in advanced and many emerging-market economies should remain expansionary at least through 2010, said John Lipsky, the first deputy managing director of the International Monetary Fund.
IMF upgrades US outlook
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) believes that the United States economy will grow next year.
What will Bric leaders discuss?
When leaders from the four biggest emerging-market economies meet in Russia on Tuesday and Wednesday, they will have plenty to talk about.