Reforming the International Financial System: IMF Key Issues

Key Issues
Reforming the International Financial System

IMF's Strauss-Kahn Welcomes G-20 Leaders' Seoul Action Plan

IMF Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn welcomes actions announced by the Group of 20 Leaders at their summit in Seoul, Korea aimed at strengthening the international policy framework to help sustain the global economic recovery.

Reforming Financial Regulation

Crisis-Related Measures in the Financial System
IMF policy paper
Lessons of the Crisis for Future Regulation
IMF policy paper
When Governments Intervene
F&D article

Reforming Global Architecture

A New Bretton Woods?
F&D article
Lessons of the Crisis for the Global Architecture
IMF policy paper
Initial Lessons of the Crisis
IMF policy paper

IMF Finances

Where the IMF Gets its Money
Factsheet
Bolstering the IMF's Lending Capacity
List of Countries That Have Pledged to Help Boost the Fund's Lending Capacity
IMF's Borrowing Arrangements: GAB and NAB
Factsheet
IMF Gold Sales
Frequently asked questions
Gold in the IMF
Factsheet
IMF Quotas
Factsheet

IMF Governance Reform

Status of Amendment on Voice and Participation
IMF web page
Governance Reform Reinforces IMF Legitimacy
Package aims to help IMF representation better reflect world economy as it looks today
IMF Executive Board Discusses Governance Reform
Public information notice
Reforming IMF Governance To Reflect Today's World Economy
Voices from inside and outside the IMF on the topic of governance reform
Overview of the IMF's 2008 Reform Package
IMF web page
Governance of the IMF: An Evaluation
Report by the Independent Evaluation Office

Opinion

Global economic meltdown and IMF reforms
Business Day editorial
The IMF has a new lease on life
Financial Times editorial
The case for regular SDR allocations
John Williamson, Peterson Institute for International Economics
The G-20, the IMF, and legitimacy
Simon Johnson, The Baseline Scenario
Global economic council should oversee all
Timothy Adams and Arrigo Sadun
Reforming the international monetary system
Zhou Xiaochuan, China's Central Bank Governor

G-20 Background Information

Full list of G-20 communiques
Official G-20 website
Put People First
G-20 demands from NGO groups

IMF's changing role in the global economy

In the wake of the crisis, policymakers around the world are looking for ways to fix the international financial system: how to better regulate banks and other financial institutions, how to more effectively address risk, and how to strengthen economic cooperation.

There are many players involved in this effort: national governments, international financial organizations, and groups of countries, such as the Group of 20 leading economies and the European Union.

This page seeks to pull together information about the ongoing efforts to reform the international financial system, with a focus on the IMF's changing role.

Research & Publications

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