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2011 Spillover Report—Selected Issues »
Source: Euro Area Policies : Spillover Report for the 2011 Article IV Consultation and Selected Issues
Volume/Issue: 2011/185
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 19 July 2011
ISBN: 9781462339549
Keywords: spillovers, bond, financial markets, financial market, financial sector, Euro Area Policies:,
The euro area (EA) plays a major role in the global economy. Market perceptions of events in the EA program countries illustrate the possibility of large spillovers from the area in times of stress. The prospect of...

Euro Area Policies »
Source: Euro Area Policies : Spillover Report for the 2011 Article IV Consultation and Selected Issues
Volume/Issue: 2011/185
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 19 July 2011
ISBN: 9781462339549
Keywords: spillovers, bond, financial markets, financial market, financial sector, Euro Area Policies:,
The euro area (EA) plays a major role in the global economy. Market perceptions of events in the EA program countries illustrate the possibility of large spillovers from the area in times of stress. The prospect of...

Central Bank Independence and Transparency »
Source: Central Bank Independence and Transparency : Evolution and Effectiveness
Volume/Issue: 2008/119
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s): Christopher Crowe , and Ellen Meade
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 May 2008
ISBN: 9781451869798
Keywords: inflation, central bank, inflation targeting, monetary fund
This paper examines the current level of central bank independence (CBI) and transparency in a broad sample of countries using newly constructed measures, and looks at the evolution in both measures from an earlier...

External Imbalances in the Euro Area »
Source: External Imbalances in the Euro Area
Volume/Issue: 2012/236
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s): Ruo Chen , Gian Milesi-Ferretti , and Thierry Tressel
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 28 September 2012
ISBN: 9781475524673
Keywords: euro area, external imbalances, financial integration, terms of trade shocks, trading partner, trading partners, trade shocks, commodity exporters, domestic demand, Institutions and the Macroeconomy
The paper examines the extent to which current account imbalances of euro area countries are related to intra-euro area factors and to external trade shocks. We argue that the traditional explanations for the risin...

4 | Reforming and Strengthening the IMF to Better Support Member Countries »
Source: International Monetary Fund Annual Report 2011 : Pursuing Equitable and Balanced Growth
Series: Annual Report of the Executive Board
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 21 September 2011
ISBN: 9781616351106
Keywords: financial sector, financial stability, debt relief, statistics, balance of payments
The IMF has been undergoing a fundamental governance overhaul, with the aim of ensuring that the institution better...

3 | Policies to Secure Sustained and Balanced Global Growth »
Source: International Monetary Fund Annual Report 2011 : Pursuing Equitable and Balanced Growth
Series: Annual Report of the Executive Board
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 21 September 2011
ISBN: 9781616351106
Keywords: financial sector, financial stability, debt relief, statistics, balance of payments
As the recovery from the global economic crisis continued at varying speeds and in varying modes across the globe i...

5 | Finances, Organization, and Accountability »
Source: International Monetary Fund Annual Report 2011 : Pursuing Equitable and Balanced Growth
Series: Annual Report of the Executive Board
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 21 September 2011
ISBN: 9781616351106
Keywords: financial sector, financial stability, debt relief, statistics, balance of payments
The global crisis highlighted the need for a substantial increase in the IMF’s resources for providing financing to...

Annex 1. Key IMF Databases and Data Initiatives »
Source: Behind the Scenes with Data at the IMF : An IEO Evaluation
Series: Independent Evaluation Office Reports
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. Independent Evaluation Office
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 16 April 2016
ISBN: 9781498385985
Keywords: data, data quality, data provision, data assets, surveillance, resources, International Monetary Fund, Independent Evaluation Office, IMF, IEO
This annex provides a brief, but non-exhaustive, description of two of the most important IMF databases, IMF data dissemination standards, and recent or revamped IMF data-related initiatives. For more inform...

Back Matter »
Source: International Monetary Fund Annual Report 2011 : Pursuing Equitable and Balanced Growth
Series: Annual Report of the Executive Board
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 21 September 2011
ISBN: 9781616351106
Keywords: financial sector, financial stability, debt relief, statistics, balance of payments
The IMF's 2011 Annual Report chronicles the response of the Fund's Executive Board and staff to the global financial crisis and other events during financial year 2011, which covers the period from May 1, 2010, thr...