A Crisis to Remember: The Case for Modernizing the Multilateral Framework...

IMF Finance & Development: A Crisis to Remember: The Case for Modernizing the Multilateral Framework Author/Editor: El-Erian, Mohamed A. Summary: This is a defining moment for the global financial system and, by...

Posted on: January 4, 2009

When Crisis Collide

IMF Finance & Development: When Crisis Collide Author/Editor: Claessens, Stijn, Kose, M. Ayhan, and Terrones, Marco E. Summary: The financial turmoil that started in the United States has already affected the real...

Posted on: January 3, 2009

The Crisis Through the Lens of History

IMF Finance & Development: The Crisis Through the Lens of History Author/Editor: Collyns, Charles Summary: Economic history is back in vogue. In the first half of 2008, surging prices of oil and...

Posted on: January 3, 2009

IMF Bangladesh Country Report

IMF BANGLADESH Country Report No. 07/230 - Released  July 3, 2007 Full Text

Posted on: January 1, 2009

IMF Country Report for Islamic Republic of Afganistan:

IMF Country Report No. 07/232: Islamic Republic of Afghanistan: Enhanced Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) Initiative - Preliminary Document Full Text

Posted on: January 1, 2009

Trade Openness and Growth: Pursuing Empirical Glasnost, IMF Working Paper No....

Trade Openness and Growth: Pursuing Empirical Glasnost IMF Working Paper No. 07/156 : Summary: Studies of the impact of trade openness on growth are based either on cross-country analysis-which lacks transparency-or...

Posted on: January 1, 2009

What Drives Stock Market Development in the Middle East and Central...

What Drives Stock Market Development in the Middle East and Central Asia--Institutions, Remittances, or Natural Resources? Summary: In this paper, we assess the macroeconomic determinants of stock market capitalization in...

Posted on: January 1, 2009

Cooperative Banks in Europe--Policy Issues , IMF Working Paper No. 07/159:...

Cooperative Banks in Europe--Policy Issues: IMF Working Paper No. 07/159 Summary: This paper explains the continuing success of European cooperative banks through evolving comparative advantages. It points out that a...

Posted on: January 1, 2009

Globalization, Gluts, Innovation or Irrationality: What Explains the Easy Financing of...

Globalization, Gluts, Innovation or Irrationality: What Explains the Easy Financing of the U.S. Current Account Deficit? Summary: This paper examines the roles of U.S. financial innovation, financial globalization, and the...

Posted on: January 1, 2009

On the Buyability of Voting Bodies; IMF Working Paper No. 07/165...

On the Buyability of Voting Bodies; IMF Working Paper No. 07/165 Summary: We study vote buying by competing interest groups in a variety of electoral and contractual settings. While increasing the...

Posted on: January 1, 2009