The European Parliament Includes IDB In its list of Multilateral Development...

The inclusion puts the IDB in the same profile enjoyed by 13 other multilateral development banks like the World Bank, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Asian Development Bank, African...

Posted on: June 1, 2007

The General Assembly of the UN Granted Observer status to IDB...

The resolution states that, in a bid to strengthen cooperation with the IDB, it has been resolved to invite the latter to take part as observer in the sessions and...

Posted on: June 1, 2007

Global Development Finance 2007 South Asia - Review, Analysis and Outlook,...

According to the annual World Bank report, Global Development Finance 2007, released on 29 May 2007, net capital flows to South Asia reached a record $40.1 billion (3.6 percent of...

Posted on: June 1, 2007

Growth Boom Continuing in the Caucasus and Central Asia, but Highlights...

IMF´s Middle East and Central Asia Department Sees the Growth Boom Continuing in the Caucasus and Central Asia, but Highlights the Need for Vigilance Against Inflationary Pressures and Excessive External...

Posted on: June 1, 2007

IMF Working Paper No. 07/137 : June 1, 2007
Trade Reform...

Trade Reform in the CEMAC: Developments and Opportunities Summary: This paper provides an update on the main elements of the reform agenda concerning the CEMAC trade regime as well as...

Posted on: June 1, 2007

IMF Working Paper No. 07/135: June 1, 2007
An Oil and Gas...

An Oil and Gas Model Summary: This paper formulated a short-run model, with an explicit role for monetary policy, for analyzing world oil and gas markets. The model described carefully the...

Posted on: June 1, 2007

IMF Working Paper No. 07/132 : June 1, 2007
Pooling Risk Among...

Pooling Risk Among Countries Summary: In this paper, we identify the groups of countries where international risk-sharing opportunities are most attractive. We show that the bulk of risk-sharing gains can be...

Posted on: June 1, 2007

IMF Working Paper No. 07/130 : June 1, 2007
Asia Rising: A...

Asia Rising: A Sectoral Perspective Summary: This paper undertakes a cross-country analysis of productivity growth at both the aggregate and sectoral level. It finds that Asia's remarkable output growth over the...

Posted on: June 1, 2007

IMF Working Paper No. 07/138 : June 1, 2007
International Financial Integration...

International Financial Integration Through Equity Markets: Which Firms from Which Countries Go Global? Summary: This paper studies international financial integration analyzing firms from various countries raising capital, trading equity, and/or cross-listing...

Posted on: June 1, 2007

IMF Staff Papers

IMF Staff Papers -- Volume 54, Number 1: 2007: This is the first issue of IMF Staff Papers published under a special partnership between the IMF and Palgrave Macmillan. Very...

Posted on: May 31, 2007