International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Internal audit pans IMF governance
The Independent Evaluation office (IEO), the internal audit unit of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has published a strongly critical report on the Fund's governance and called for "major changes".
IMF paper on the choice of currency anchor
The determination of a country's currency anchor depends mainly on the main trading partners' choice of currency anchor, a new paper by the International Monetary Fund finds.
Fund confirms Blanchard appointment
Amidst the departure of several high-ranking staff, the International Monetary Fund has announced the appointment of Olivier Blanchard, the highly respected professor from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), as its new chief economist and…
IMF financing model becoming unsuitable
International Monetary Fund financing is increasingly unlikely to be sufficient to meet the demands of its higher-risk members, research published by the Bank of England finds.
Fund details improvements to technical assistance
The International Monetary Fund has produced a paper outlining reforms to increase the impact of its technical assistance.
Leave rates at record high, IMF tells NZ
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has called on the Reserve Bank of New Zealand to avoid cutting rates until clearer signs of a slump emerge.
MIT's Blanchard to become IMF chief economist?
Olivier Blanchard, an economics professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), will be the next chief economist at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) a leading German weekly has reported.
IMF's Lipsky cautious on recent bout of calm
John Lipsky, the first deputy managing director of the International Monetary Fund, refused to call the end of the global turmoil in a speech on Tuesday.
Estonia's Lipstok on IMF's opinions
The Bank of Estonia agrees with the International Monetary Fund's view that economic conditions are testing public finances and flexibility, its governor said.
IMF on the progress of financial integration
Financial integration has progressed significantly worldwide, particularly in emerging markets, research published by the International Monetary Fund finds.
Argentina’s crippling fear of floating
Argentina’s history of crises has haunted successive generations of policymakers, argues Vladimir Werning
Fund warns Gulf countries on inflation
Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries with currencies pegged to the greenback will face a tough battle against inflation, the International Monetary Fund said on Monday.
Padoa-Schioppa resigns from IMF role
Tomasso Padoa-Schioppa quit on Friday as chairman of its International Monetary and Final Committee.
Price instability demands attention: IMF's Lipsky
Central bankers must monitor the recent wave of inflation, which threatens to undermine prospects for restoring the favourable economic climate of recent years, John Lipsky, the International Monetary Fund's first deputy managing director, warned.
IMF programmes improve governance, says Fund
Successful implementation of International Monetary Fund programmes results in improvements in the quality of economic governance, research published by the Fund states.
What the IMF can learn from central banks
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) should follow the example of central banks in reforming its governance framework, research published by the Bank of Canada argues.
Fund directors lead exodus
The International Monetary Fund has conducted the first in a series of directorial reshuffles after six senior managers opted for voluntary redundancy.
Securitisation linked with lending standards fall
Lending standards in the subprime mortgage market declined more in areas with higher mortgage securitisation rates, reports a new International Monetary Fund paper.
IMF redundancy offer oversubscribed
The International Monetary Fund's bid to cut its workforce by 13% by offering voluntary redundancy packages has led to over 20% of employees asking to leave.
Thailand's Watanagase on the role of the IMF
The development of crisis prevention instruments by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is critical and should be given priority, said Tarisa Watanagase, the governor of the Bank of Thailand.
IMF governors pass reform measures
The vast majority of the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) governing board has backed a raft of reforms that will see emerging markets have a greater say in how the organisation is run.
Reserve accumulation and price commitment
A new paper published by the International Monetary Fund finds that foreign-exchange interventions and a rapid accumulation of reserves can damage the anti-inflationary credibility of the monetary authority.
Three signs of financial vulnerability
New research published by the International Monetary Fund has highlighted three factors which can exacerbate emerging and developing economies' vulnerability to financial crises.
Europe set for slowdown: IMF
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) expects the oft-repeated maxim that "if the US economy sneezes, the rest of the world catches a cold" will hold as far as Europe is concerned.