International Monetary Fund (IMF)
IMF: emergency liquidity frameworks not ideal
There are shortcomings in the existing emergency liquidity frameworks of central banks, said Saleh Nsouli, the director for offices in Europe at the International Monetary Fund.
Integration raises solvency risks
More financial integration and innovation increases the risk of market and liquidity stress resulting in insolvency, a new paper from the International Monetary Fund finds.
IMF is adapting to its members' needs
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has focused its efforts to adapt to a changing world, said Saleh Nsouli, the director for the Fund's offices in Europe.
Georgian violence prompts rate cut
The National Bank of Georgia has cut rates to combat the economic impact of the country's conflict with Russia.
Big US bank to go bust soon: Rogoff
Kenneth Rogoff, a former chief economist at the International Monetary Fund (IMF), has warned a big American bank is likely to collapse before the end of the year.
Ghanaian deputy quits for political role
Mahamudu Bawumia, a deputy governor at the Bank of Ghana, will leave to pursue a political career.
China to set up FX unit to control renminbi
The People's Bank of China will establish a foreign-exchange department to help manage the appreciation of the renminbi.
IMF to change exchange-rate surveillance methods
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday is to alter the way in which its monitors members' exchange-rate policies.
Asia's reserves lower borrowing costs
Asian economies benefit from reduced spreads on their privately-held external debt because of their large holdings of foreign-exchange reserves, according to new research from the International Monetary Fund.
Bank of England holds
The Bank of England left its benchmark rate at 5% on Thursday.
GCC inflation is imported
Inflation rates in trading partners are the main driver of price pressures in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait, finds a new paper from the International Monetary Fund.
Monetary transmission - markets compared
Monetary transmission mechanisms in emerging markets work with a shorter time lag than those in developed countries, according to a new research from the International Monetary Fund.
Europe the best-regulated region: IMF
European authorities lead the world in regulation, says new research published by the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
US should follow IMF's lead on SWFs
US lawmakers heading a working group on sovereign wealth funds have deemed the International Monetary Fund, not the US Congress, the appropriate forum for addressing funds' transparency and accountability.
The wider benefits of assistance
Juliet Johnson suggests that assistance to post-communist central banks by their Western counterparts resulted in closer links between central bankers more generally
IMF strengthens technical assistance programme
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has announced a raft of reforms aimed at enhancing its technical assistance.
Advanced and emerging markets diverging
In the period of globalisation from 1985 to 2005 there has been convergence of business cycles within industrial economies and within the emerging-markets, but a decoupling between them, finds a new paper from the International Monetary Fund.
Bank of Albania - Annual Report 2007
Albania's economy grew by 6% in 2007, supported by high foreign direct investment, reveals the Bank of Albania's latest annual report.
IMF sticks with $1 trillion write-down estimate
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Monday it was standing by its estimate that subprime write-downs would end up totalling something close to $1 trillion despite research by the Bank of England suggesting that losses would be a lot lower.
Dollar depreciation reflects value: IMF's Lipsky
The dollar is now the closest to its medium-term equilibrium value it has been in a decade and is set to remain the global reserve currency, said John Lipsky, the first deputy managing director of the International Monetary Fund.
Independent central bank vs myopic government
A new paper published by the International Monetary Fund analyses a series of games between a benevolent central bank and a myopic government in a New Keynesian model.
Swiss monetary framework a model of distinction
The Swiss National Bank's unique monetary policy model has allowed the real economy to escape the worst of the financial turmoil, says the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Ex-Polish PM to head IMF's European department
Marek Belka, a former Polish prime minister and finance minister, will become the new head of the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) European Department. He will be the first Central European to take the role.
IMF assesses money's role in policy
The International Monetary Fund has published research looking at the role of money in monetary policy.