International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Bar should be lowered for early warnings on currency crises, says IMF economist
Currency crisis early-warning systems should err on the side of flagging up more crises rather than less, even if this leads to an increase in false alarms
Robert Pringle's Viewpoint: Time for central banks to play politics
Central bankers need to use the breathing space created by their extraordinary policies to lobby for deeper reform
Ukraine hikes rates as fears grow of spiralling inflation
Ukraine is implementing economic reforms in order to win the favour of international donors, but the weakening currency risks sending inflation out of control
Top central bankers meet at IMF to discuss way forward in the 'new normal'
IMF's Christine Lagarde hosts day-long conference taking on the challenges set to face the world's central bankers in the medium term
End of easy financing puts one-third of EM corporate debt at risk, IMF warns
IMF's Global Financial Stability Report warns emerging markets must take action to prepare for the end of quantitative easing in advanced economies
Monetary policy's 'new normal' will challenge central bank independence, say IMF staff
The ‘new normal' for monetary policy, including taking account of macro-prudential concerns and cross-border spillovers, will also complicate accountability and challenge central bank independence
Sri Lanka’s Cabraal challenges IMF ‘conventional wisdom’
Governor says IMF’s recommended remedy would not have worked in Sri Lanka; says recent recovery justifies the authorities’ chosen course of action
IMF says real interest rates have fallen sharply since 1980s
Rise in emerging market savings rates, increase in demand for safe assets and recent fall in yields in advanced countries are the major contributors to real rate decline since the 1990s
Lagarde calls for co-ordination to contain ‘spillovers' and ‘spillbacks'
Speech warns advanced economies they can suffer from negative feedback when their policies cause spillovers in emerging markets
Too big to fail subsidy was worth up to $300bn in eurozone in 2012, IMF says
A report in this year's Global Financial Stability Review says that while excluding the possibility of government support may not be possible, ways should be found of making banks pay for it
Retail fund exposures make EMs more sensitive to shocks, IMF says
IMF report examines make-up of emerging market bond and equity investors to find what lies behind increased susceptibility to global volatility
National Bank of Ukraine heads for IT regime following clear-out of senior staff
Ukraine central bank will institute an inflation-targeting regime, after the former governor was dismissed along with his deputy and two departmental directors
State Bank of Pakistan has 'critically low' reserves
IMF says Pakistan’s reserves position will remain critical even with ‘stellar’ programme adherence; urges changes to central bank law to boost independence
Troika warns Greek capital buffers may be insufficient
Troika's warning of ‘upside risks' if Greek banks are not ‘swiftly' recapitalised contrasts with optimistic statement put out by Bank of Greece on March 6
Bank of Mozambique wins IMF praise for anchoring inflation as economy takes off
IMF mission finds the Mozambican central bank is containing rapid credit growth and inflation as the economy grows amid heavy government investment
IMF minutes to go public after three years, not five
IMF plumps for greater transparency for the majority of its board meetings, but those used to discuss allocation of fund resources will stay secret for five years
Ukraine wins EU rescue package as finance ministry threatens debt restructure
European institutions will come up with €11 billion over the next five years; European Commission proposes international donor co-ordination mechanism
Nowotny calls on IMF to help address global spillovers
IMF surveillance function should be further developed to help overcome negative spillovers in an increasingly inter-connected world, Austria governor says
People: IMF hires Vitor Gaspar; Poland deputy reappointed
Former Bank of Portugal and ECB research head Vitor Gaspar will become director of fiscal affairs at the IMF; Piotr Wiesiołek handed second term at National Bank of Poland; and more
Ukraine calls on IMF help as NBU focuses on financial stability
New government asks IMF and other international lenders for a bail-out; interim president tells central bank staff they must restore public confidence in the banking system
IMF praises full-tilt reform at Paraguayan central bank
The central bank has introduced a string of reforms recently, including an overnight lending facility, a tighter benchmark rate and bi-annual inflation reports
IMF statisticians create composite index of financial inclusion
A working paper outlines the design of the index and then applies it to a sample of 31 countries; Maldives comes out on top while Chad gets the wooden spoon
G-20 pledge signposts en route to 'normal' monetary policy
Central bank governors and finance ministers in the world's biggest economies promise to be ‘mindful of impacts on the global economy' as they exit unconventional monetary policy
IMF praises ‘dramatic’ turnaround in Spanish bank sector
Final report on Spain’s financial sector reform programme says ‘steadfast’ implementation paid dividends, but warns of a number of alarming trends still prevalent in the financial sector