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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.
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.