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A Review of PPP-Adjusted GDP Estimation and its Potential Use for the Fund's Operational Purposes »
Source: A Review of PPP-Adjusted GDP Estimation and its Potential Use for the Fund's Operational Purposes
Volume/Issue: 1995/18
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s): Nancy Wagner
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 February 1995
ISBN: 9781451843613
Keywords: purchasing power parity, civil service
International comparison of economic aggregates, expressed in domestic currencies, requires their conversion into a common numeraire currency such as the U.S. dollar or the SDR. Since market (or official) exchange...

Institutional Arrangements for Macroprudential Policy in Asia »
Source: Institutional Arrangements for Macroprudential Policy in Asia
Volume/Issue: 2013/165
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s): Cheng Lim , Rishi Ramchand , Helen Wagner , and Xiaoyong Wu
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 17 July 2013
ISBN: 9781484338360
Keywords: institutional arrangements, macroprudential, regulation, financial system, deposit insurance, financial services, Government Policy and Regulation,
This paper surveys institutional arrangements for macroprudential policy in Asia. Central banks in Asia typically have a financial stability mandate, and play a key role in the macroprudential framework. Smaller an...

The Rise of Foreign Investment in China's Banks-Taking Stock »
Source: The Rise of Foreign Investment in China's Banks-Taking Stock
Volume/Issue: 2006/292
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s): Lamin Leigh , and Richard Podpiera
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 December 2006
ISBN: 9781451865523
Keywords: WTO, banking reforms, banking, foreign banks, banking sector, foreign investors, foreign bank, Financial Institutions and Services: Government Policy and Regulation,
The recent wave of foreign investment in China's banks and the prospects of further opening of the banking sector under the WTO agreement suggest that foreign banks are likely to play an increasingly important role...

Progress in China's Banking Sector Reform »
Source: Progress in China's Banking Sector Reform : Has Bank Behavior Changed?
Volume/Issue: 2006/71
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s): Richard Podpiera
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 March 2006
ISBN: 9781451863314
Keywords: reforms, nonperforming loans, banking, commercial banks, investors, capital adequacy, Financial Institutions and Services: Government Policy and Regulation,
Substantial effort has been devoted to reforming China's banking system in recent years. The authorities recapitalized three large state-owned banks, introduced new governance structures, and brought in foreign str...

Surging Capital Flows to Emerging Asia »
Source: Surging Capital Flows to Emerging Asia : Facts, Impacts, and Responses
Volume/Issue: 2012/130
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s): Sylwia Nowak , Sanjaya Panth , Ravi Balakrishnan , and Yiqun Wu
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 May 2012
ISBN: 9781475503821
Keywords: capital flows, net capital flows, net capital, private capital flows, Financial Institutions and Services: Government Policy and Regulation,
Net capital flows to emerging Asia rebounded at a record pace following the global financial crisis, raising concerns about overheating and financial stability. This paper documents the size and composition of the...

Export Spillovers from Global Shocks for the Middle East and Central Asia »
Source: Export Spillovers from Global Shocks for the Middle East and Central Asia
Volume/Issue: 2014/80
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s): Alberto Behar , and Jaime Espinosa-Bowen
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 09 May 2014
ISBN: 9781484380796
Keywords: Gravity model, Caucasus, oil exports, oil exporters, exporters, services exports, exporter, Trade Forecasting and Simulation, International Business Cycles,
This paper quantifies the effect of realized and potential global growth disappointments on export volumes from the Middle East, North Africa, the Caucasus, and Central Asia. Estimates of export elasticities with r...

Sector-Level Productivity, Structural Change, and Rebalancing in China »
Source: Sector-Level Productivity, Structural Change, and Rebalancing in China
Volume/Issue: 2013/240
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s): Malhar Nabar , and Kai Yan
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 27 November 2013
ISBN: 9781475525854
Keywords: structural change, service sector, manufacturing sector, productivity growth, industrial sector, Macroeconomic Analyses of Economic Development, Asia including Middle East,
This paper studies structural changes underlying China's remarkable and unprecedented growth in recent years. While patterns of structural transformation across China's provinces are broadly in line with internatio...

Employment Effects of Growth Rebalancing in China »
Source: Employment Effects of Growth Rebalancing in China
Volume/Issue: 2009/169
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 August 2009
ISBN: 9781451873160
Keywords: growth rebalancing, GIMF model, share of employment, employment in the services sector, job creation, employment in agriculture,
This paper gauges the potential effects on employment of rebalancing China's exportoriented growth model toward domestic demand, particularly private consumption. Shifting to a private consumption-led growth likely...

Why Complementarity Matters for Stability—Hong Kong SAR and Singapore as Asian Financial Centers »
Source: Why Complementarity Matters for Stability-Hong Kong SAR and Singapore as Asian Financial Centers
Volume/Issue: 2014/119
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s): Vanessa Le Lesle , Franziska Ohnsorge , Minsuk Kim , and Srikant Seshadri
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 08 July 2014
ISBN: 9781498334464
Keywords: Networks, financial institutions and services, government policy and regulation, bond, financial stability, bond markets, financial institutions, hedge, General,
There is much speculation regarding a 'race for dominance' among financial centers in Asia, arising from the anticipated financial opening up of China. This frame of reference is, to an extent, a predilection that...

The Global Macroeconomic Costs of Raising Bank Capital Adequacy Requirements »
Source: The Global Macroeconomic Costs of Raising Bank Capital Adequacy Requirements
Volume/Issue: 2012/44
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s): Francis Vitek , and Scott Roger
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 February 2012
ISBN: 9781463936457
Keywords: Basel III, inflation, monetary fund, Financial Markets and the Macroeconomy, Open Economy Macroeconomics, Financial Institutions and Services: Government Policy and Regulation,
This paper examines the transitional macroeconomic costs of a synchronized global increase in bank capital adequacy requirements under Basel III, as well as a capital increase covering globally systemically importa...