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Inflation Co-Movement in Emerging and Developing Asia: The Monsoon Effect »

Source: Inflation Co-Movement in Emerging and Developing Asia: The Monsoon Effect

Volume/Issue: 2019/147

Series: IMF Working Papers

Author(s): Patrick Blagrave

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 11 July 2019

ISBN: 9781498321761

Keywords: Nominal effective exchange rate, Inflation targeting, Inflation rates, Inflation expectations, Monetary policy, Inflation, spillovers, co-movement, weather, core inflation

Co-movement (synchronicity) in inflation rates among a set of 13 emerging and developing countries in Asia is shown to be strongest for the food component, partly due to common rainfall shocks-a result which the pa...

E-commerce as a Potential New Engine for Growth in Asia »

Source: E-commerce as a Potential New Engine for Growth in Asia

Volume/Issue: 2019/135

Series: IMF Working Papers

Author(s): Tidiane Kinda

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 01 July 2019

ISBN: 9781498317467

Keywords: Total factor productivity, Credit, Human capital, Development, Consumption, e-commerce, productivity, exports, factor productivity, TFP

The use of e-commerce around the world has accelerated in recent years, with Asia, led by China, spearheading the rise. Using cross-country enterprise survey data, this paper shows that firms engaged in e-commerce...

People's Republic of China »

Source: People's Republic of China : Report on the Observance of Standards and Codes-FATF Recommendations for Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism

Volume/Issue: 2019/173

Series: IMF Staff Country Reports

Author(s): International Monetary Fund. Legal Dept.

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 21 June 2019

ISBN: 9781498320733

China has undertaken a number of initiatives since 2002 that have contributed positively to its understanding of ML/TF risk, although some important gaps remain. Its framework for domestic AML/CFT cooperation and...

People’s Republic of China: Detailed Assessment Report on Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism »

Source: People's Republic of China : Detailed Assessment Report on Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism

Volume/Issue: 2019/172

Series: IMF Staff Country Reports

Author(s): International Monetary Fund. Legal Dept.

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 21 June 2019

ISBN: 9781498320689

Keywords: Systemically important financial institutions, Real sector, Social security, Money laundering, Central banks, STRs, PBC, financial intelligence, CFT, AML

This report provides a summary of the anti-money laundering/combating the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) measures in place in the People's Republic of China (China)1 as at the date of the onsite visit (July 9-27,...

China’s Ascent »

Source: Finance & Development, June 2019 : The IMF at 75

Volume/Issue: 2019/2

Series: Finance & Development

Author(s): International Monetary Fund. Communications Department

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 30 May 2019

ISBN: 9781498316514

Keywords: Finance and Development, Central banks, Economic growth, Financial crises, Development, Investment, The IMF at 75, IMF, develop economy, Bretton Woods

This issue of Finance & Development presents success and works of IMF in the past 75 years since its formation. The IMF's financial firepower must be increased substantially, particularly in a world of relatively f...