International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Mexico to contribute more to IMF: Ortiz
Guillermo Ortiz, the governor of the Bank of Mexico, has said that the country will contribute more to International Monetary Fund (IMF) coffers in future.
Trade spillovers hit Baltics most
Trade channels dominate the transmission of cross-border spillovers to the Baltic States, a new paper from the International Monetary Fund reveals.
SDR a better global currency: IMF's Lipsky
A senior International Monetary Fund (IMF) official has said that its Special Drawing Right (SDR) is a viable global reserve currency with many benefits.
Institutions matter in financial development
The gap in financial development between the countries of the CFA franc zone and the rest of Sub-Saharan Africa can be explained by differences in institutional quality, new research from the International Monetary Fund reveals.
CEE central banks' reaction mixed on Latvia
The views of officials from other Central and Eastern European central banks on this week's escalation of Latvia's currency crisis are mixed.
Iceland dismisses IMF advice and cuts
The Central Bank of Iceland's rate-setting board cut its key rate by a percentage point on Thursday despite the International Monetary Fund (IMF) last week supporting a "firm" monetary stance.
Latvia under intensified devaluation pressure
The Bank of Latvia on Thursday issued a strongly-worded statement defending the lats after the Baltic state's currency crisis intensified on Wednesday following a failed government auction.
Fed's governance structure should be revisited
The conventional model of central bank independence may need to be revisited given the unprecedented expansion of the Federal Reserve's balance sheet, new research from the International Monetary Fund notes.
Markets discipline governments
Markets are exerting pressure on governments to improve the state of public finances and restore competitiveness, a new paper from the International Monetary Fund reveals.
Spillovers to emerging markets still a reality
The current global financial crisis shows that the notion of possible decoupling of financial markets in developed and emerging economies has been misplaced, a new paper from the International Monetary Fund posits.
Strong policy responses shorten crises
Strong policy responses have a marked impact on the duration of crises, a new study from the International Monetary Fund posits.
Bank Negara comes of age
Governors from five continents joined Bank Negara Malaysia in February to commemorate its 50th birthday. Claire Jones reports
Banking crises bring longer downturns
Financial turmoil characterised by banking distress is more likely to result in severe and protracted downturns than crises caused by volatility in securities or foreign exchange markets, new research from the International Monetary Fund posits.
Our outdated global monetary regime must go
From its roots in post-war reconstruction, the current international monetary system has evolved into a regime fundamentally unsuited to the realities of today's global economy. But it cannot last, writes Ousmene Mandeng
Sub-Saharan Africa faces severe slump, IMF warns
The International Monetary Fund warned on Tuesday that economies in sub-Saharan Africa were facing a "severe downturn" and called for a strong public-policy response both domestically and internationally.
IFI programmes unsuitable
The model used by international financial institutions and donors in providing support for budgetary improvement programs is inappropriate and has limited effectiveness, research from the International Monetary Fund posits.
A new model for inflation targeting
This International Monetary Fund paper presents a new model of inflation targeting, taking greater account of the importance of changes in the credibility of policymakers.
Global imbalances and petrodollars
Research published by the International Monetary Fund explores oil exporters' role in our understanding and the resolution of global imbalances.
DSK notes discord on exit strategies
Public officials are divided on how best to abandon crisis-fighting policies once economies recover, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), has said.
Inflation targeting: its roots and rationale
Research published by the International Monetary Fund uncovers the intellectual origins and reasons for inflation targeting.
China stockpiling gold
China has increased its gold reserves by 76% since 2003, said Hu Xiaolian, a vice president of People's Bank of China and the administrator of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange, on Friday.
No link between loan constraints and productivity
Financial constraints do not lower productivity in most sectors of the economy, research from the International Monetary Fund suggests.
DSK: a mandate for change
The G20 summit in London has created a mandate for change, said Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF).