Recent IMF Publications


May 2008
 

Title: Republic of Equatorial Guinea: Statistical Appendix
Series: Country Report No. 08/157
Date: May 14, 2008
Subject(s): Equatorial Guinea

 

Title: Republic of Equatorial Guinea: 2007 Article IV Consultation - Staff Report; Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statements by the Executive Director and Authorities of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea
Series: Country Report No. 08/156
Date: May 14, 2008
Subject(s): Equatorial Guinea

 

Title: São Tomé and Príncipe: Joint Staff Advisory Note on the Poverty Reduction Strategy Annual Progress Report
Series: Country Report No. 08/155
Date: May 13, 2008
Subject(s): Príncipe&ser_note=All&datecrit=During&YEAR=&Lang_F=All">São Tomé and Príncipe

 

Title: São Tomé and Príncipe: Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper Progress Report
Series: Country Report No. 08/154
Date: May 13, 2008
Subject(s): Príncipe&ser_note=All&datecrit=During&YEAR=&Lang_F=All">São Tomé and Príncipe

 

Title: Islamic Republic of Afghanistan: Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper
Series: Country Report No. 08/153
Date: May 9, 2008
Subject(s): Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of

 

Title: Republic of Mozambique: Report on Observance of Standards and Codes - Fiscal Transparency Module
Series: Country Report No. 08/152
Date: May 9, 2008
Subject(s): Mozambique

 

Title: Kyrgyz Republic: Report on Observance of Standards and Codes - Fiscal Transparency Module
Series: Country Report No. 08/151
Date: May 9, 2008
Subject(s): Kyrgyz Republic

 

Title: Lebanon: Report on Performance Under the Program Supported by Emergency Post - Conflict Assistance
Series: Country Report No. 08/150
Date: May 5, 2008
Subject(s): Lebanon

 

Title: Niger: Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper
Series: Country Report No. 08/149
Date: May 5, 2008
Subject(s): Niger

 

Title: Greece: 2007 Article IV Consultation - Staff Report; Staff Supplement; Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for Greece
Series: Country Report No. 08/148
Date: May 2, 2008
Subject(s): Greece

 

Title: Greece: Selected Issues
Series: Country Report No. 08/147
Date: May 2, 2008
Subject(s): Greece

 

Title: Financial Integration and Risk-Adjusted Growth Opportunities
Author/Editor: De Nicoló, Gianni ; Ivaschenko, Iryna V.
Series: Working Paper No. 08/126
Date: May 1, 2008
Subject(s): Working Paper

 

Title: Tax and Pension Reform in the Czech Republic-Implications for Growth and Debt Sustainability
Author/Editor: Botman, Dennis P. J. ; Tuladhar, Anita
Series: Working Paper No. 08/125
Date: May 1, 2008
Subject(s): Working Paper | Czech Republic

 

Title: Trends in Italy’s Nonprice Competitiveness
Author/Editor: Lissovolik, Bogdan
Series: Working Paper No. 08/124
Date: May 1, 2008
Subject(s): Italy

 

Title: Mexico's Integration into NAFTA Markets: A View from Sectoral Real Exchange Rates and Transaction Costs
Author/Editor: Blavy, Rodolphe ; Juvenal, Luciana
Series: Working Paper No. 08/123
Date: May 1, 2008
Subject(s): Working Paper | Mexico

 

Title: Government Size and Output Volatility: Should We Forsake Automatic Stabilization?
Author/Editor: Debrun, Xavier ; Pisani-Ferry, Jean ; Sapir, Andre
Series: Working Paper No. 08/122
Date: May 1, 2008
Subject(s): Working Paper

 

Title: Fiscal and Monetary Anchors for Price Stability: Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa
Author/Editor: Baldini, Alfredo ; Poplawski Ribeiro, Marcos
Series: Working Paper No. 08/121
Date: May 1, 2008
Subject(s): Working Paper | Sub-Saharan Africa

 

Title: Investment and Growth Dynamics: An Empirical Assessment Applied to Benin
Author/Editor: Samaké, Issouf
Series: Working Paper No. 08/120
Date: May 1, 2008
Subject(s): Working Paper | Benin

 

Title: Central Bank Independence and Transparency: Evolution and Effectiveness
Author/Editor: Crowe, Christopher W. ; Meade, Ellen E.
Series: Working Paper No. 08/119
Date: May 1, 2008
Subject(s): Working Paper

 

Title: The Choice of Monetary and Exchange Rate Arrangements for a Small, Open, Low-Income Economy: The Case of Sao Tome and Principe
Author/Editor: Wang, Jian-Ye ; Ronci, Márcio Valério ; Farhan, Nisreen ; Takebe, Misa ; Shanghavi, Amar
Series: Working Paper No. 08/118
Date: May 1, 2008
Subject(s): Working Paper | Exchange rate regimes | São Tomé and Príncipe | Currencies | Monetary systems | Debt management | Fiscal management | Small states

 

Title: Calculating Sustainable Non-mineral Balances as Benchmarks for Fiscal Policy: The Case of Botswana
Author/Editor: Clausen, Jens R.
Series: Working Paper No. 08/117
Date: May 1, 2008
Subject(s): Working Paper | Botswana | Natural resources | Fiscal policy | Revenues | Government accounting

 

Title: Accounting Challenges for Semi-Autonomous Revenue Agencies (SARAs) in Developing Countries
Author/Editor: Terkper, Seth E.
Series: Working Paper No. 08/116
Date: May 1, 2008
Subject(s): Working Paper | Government accounting | Developing countries | Tax revenues | Tax administration | Fiscal transparency | Public finance | Public sector

 

Title: Impact of Government Expenditure on Growth: The Case of Azerbaijan
Author/Editor: Koeda, Junko ; Kramarenko, V.
Series: Working Paper No. 08/115
Date: May 1, 2008
Subject(s): Working Paper | Azerbaijan | Government expenditures | Economic growth | Public investment | Oil revenues

 

Title: Do IMF Programs Improve Economic Governance?
Author/Editor: Honda, Jiro
Series: Working Paper No. 08/114
Date: May 1, 2008
Subject(s): Working Paper

 

Title: Should Italy Sell Its Nonfinancial Assets to Reduce the Debt?
Author/Editor: Fabrizio, Stefania
Series: Policy Discussion Paper No. 08/1
Date: May 1, 2008
Subject(s): Policy Discussion Paper | Italy

 

Title: Post-Stabilization Economics in Sub-Saharan Africa: Lessons from Mozambique
Author/Editor: Clément, Jean A. P. ; Peiris, Shanaka J.
Date: May 1, 2008
Subject(s): Mozambique

 
 
April 2008
 

Title: Togo: Request for Three - Year Arrangement Under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility - Staff Report; Staff Statement; Press Release on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for Togo
Series: Country Report No. 08/146
Date: April 30, 2008
Subject(s): Togo

 

Title: Regional Economic Outlook: Middle East and Central Asia (May 2008)
Date: April 29, 2008

 

Title: France, Greece, Italy, Portugal, and Spain -Competitiveness in the Southern Euro Area
Series: Country Report No. 08/145
Date: April 25, 2008
Subject(s): France | Greece | Italy | Portugal | Spain

 

Title: Togo: Interim Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper
Series: Country Report No. 08/144
Date: April 25, 2008
Subject(s): Togo

 

Title: Republic of Moldova: Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper - National Development Strategy Report for 2008-2011
Series: Country Report No. 08/143
Date: April 25, 2008
Subject(s): Moldova

 

Title: Republic of Moldova: 2007 Article IV Consultation and Third Review Under the Three - Year Arrangement Under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility - Staff Report; Staff Supplement; Public Information Notice and Press Release on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for the Republic of Moldova
Series: Country Report No. 08/139
Date: April 25, 2008
Subject(s): Moldova

 

Title: Republic of Moldova: Selected Issues
Series: Country Report No. 08/134
Date: April 25, 2008
Subject(s): Moldova

 

Title: Republic of Moldova: Joint Staff Advisory Note of the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper
Series: Country Report No. 08/133
Date: April 25, 2008
Subject(s): Moldova

 

Title: Côte d'Ivoire: Request for Emergency Post -Conflict Assistance - Staff Report; Staff Statement; Press Release on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for Côte d'Ivoire
Series: Country Report No. 08/142
Date: April 24, 2008
Subject(s): Announcements | Economic growth | Economic indicators | Economic reforms | Energy sector | External sector | Fiscal policy | Financial management | Fiscal sector | Post-conflict emergency assistance | Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers | Staff Reports | Côte d'Ivoire

 

Title: Republic of Lithuania: 2008 Article IV Consultation - Staff Report; Staff Statement; Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for the Republic of Lithuania
Series: Country Report No. 08/141
Date: April 22, 2008
Subject(s): Lithuania

 

Title: Republic of Lithuania: Selected Issues
Series: Country Report No. 08/140
Date: April 22, 2008
Subject(s): Lithuania

 

Title: Republic of Lithuania: Financial System Stability Assessment - Update
Series: Country Report No. 08/137
Date: April 22, 2008
Subject(s): Lithuania

 

Title: Fiscal Management of Scaled-Up Aid
Author/Editor: Gupta, Sanjeev ; Schwartz, Gerd ; Tareq, Shamsuddin ; Allen, Richard ; Adenauer, Isabell ; Fletcher, Kevin ; Last, Duncan
Date: April 22, 2008

 

Title: Bangladesh: Use of Fund Resources - Request for Emergency Assistance - Staff Report; Press Release on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for Bangladesh
Series: Country Report No. 08/138
Date: April 21, 2008
Subject(s): Bangladesh

 

Title: Kingdom of Lesotho: 2007 Article IV Consultation - Staff Report; Staff Supplement; Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for the Kingdom of Lesotho
Series: Country Report No. 08/136
Date: April 21, 2008
Subject(s): Lesotho

 

Title: Kingdom of Lesotho: Selected Issues and Statistical Appendix
Series: Country Report No. 08/135
Date: April 21, 2008
Subject(s): Lesotho

 

Title: Republic of Moldova: Statistical Appendix
Series: Country Report No. 08/132
Date: April 18, 2008
Subject(s): Moldova

 

Title: Republic of Poland: Selected Issues
Series: Country Report No. 08/131
Date: April 18, 2008
Subject(s): Poland

 

Title: Republic of Poland: 2007 Article IV Consultation - Staff Report; Staff Supplement; Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for the Republic of Poland
Series: Country Report No. 08/130
Date: April 18, 2008
Subject(s): Article IV consultation reports | Staff Reports | Public information | Economic growth | Current account deficits | Fiscal stability | Fiscal policy | Inflation | Labor supply | Monetary policy | Poland

 

Title: Monetary and Financial Statistics: Compilation Guide
Date: April 18, 2008
Subject(s): Financial statistics | Monetary statistics

 

Title: Pakistan: Report on Observance of Standards and Codes - Fiscal Transparency Module - An Update
Series: Country Report No. 08/129
Date: April 15, 2008
Subject(s): Fiscal transparency | Financial management | Fiscal management | Reports on the Observance of Standards and Codes | Pakistan

 

Title: Regional Economic Outlook: Sub-Saharan Africa (April 2008)
Date: April 14, 2008
Subject(s): Regional Economic Outlook | Sub-Saharan Africa

 

Title: Regional Economic Outlook: Asia and Pacific (April 2008)
Date: April 12, 2008
Subject(s): Asia and Pacific | Regional Economic Outlook

 

Title: Regional Economic Outlook: Europe (April 2008)
Date: April 12, 2008
Subject(s): Europe | Regional Economic Outlook

 

Title: Regional Economic Outlook: Sub-Saharan Africa (April 2008)
Date: April 12, 2008
Subject(s): Regional Economic Outlook | Sub-Saharan Africa

 

Title: Regional Economic Outlook: Western Hemisphere (April 2008)
Date: April 12, 2008
Subject(s): Regional Economic Outlook | Western Hemisphere

 

Title: Albania: Fourth Review Under the Three-Year Arrangement Under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility, Review Under the Extended Arrangement, and Financing Assurances Review - Staff Report; Staff Statement; Press Release on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for Albania
Series: Country Report No. 08/128
Date: April 10, 2008
Subject(s): Economic reforms | Economic growth | Inflation | Fiscal policy | Electric power | Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility | Structural adjustment | Albania

 

Title: St. Kitts and Nevis: Statistical Appendix
Series: Country Report No. 08/127
Date: April 8, 2008
Subject(s): Economic indicators | Balance of payments statistics | Multisector statistics | Monetary statistics | Financial statistics | Social indicators | Statistical annexes | Saint Kitts and Nevis

 

Title: St. Kitts and Nevis: 2007 Article IV Consultation - Staff Report; Staff Statement; and Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion
Series: Country Report No. 08/126
Date: April 8, 2008
Subject(s): Article IV consultation reports | Public information | Staff Reports | Economic growth | Economic indicators | Economic conditions | Economic reforms | External shocks | Debt sustainability | Debt burden | Competition | Fiscal stability | Saint Kitts and Nevis

 

Title: Global Financial Stability Report, April 2008
Date: April 8, 2008
Subject(s): Global financial stability report

 

Title: Global Monitoring Report, 2008: MDGs and the Environment -- Agenda for Inclusive and Sustainable Development
Author/Editor: World Bank ; International Monetary Fund
Date: April 8, 2008

 

Title: Benin: Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper - Growth Strategy for Poverty Reduction
Series: Country Report No. 08/125
Date: April 7, 2008
Subject(s): Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers | Economic indicators | Economic growth | Governance | Infrastructure | Human capital | Government expenditures | Millennium Development Goals | Benin

 

Title: Benin: Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper—2005 Progress Report
Series: Country Report No. 08/124
Date: April 7, 2008
Subject(s): Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers | Economic growth | Economic indicators | External debt | Gross domestic product | Human capital | Income | Income distribution | Benin

 

Title: Exchange Rate Assessments: CGER Methodologies
Author/Editor: Lee, Jaewoo ; Milesi-Ferretti, Gian Maria ; Ostry, Jonathan David ; Prati, Alessandro ; Ricci, Luca Antonio
Series: Occasional Paper No. 261
Date: April 7, 2008
Subject(s): Exchange rates | Exchange rate assessments

 

Title: Mongolia: Report on the Observance of Standards and Codes - Data Module, Response by the Authorities, and Detailed Assessment Using the Data Quality Assessment Framework (DQAF)
Series: Country Report No. 08/123
Date: April 4, 2008
Subject(s): Reports on the Observance of Standards and Codes | Balance of payments statistics | Data quality assessment framework | Consumer price indexes | General Data Dissemination System | Government finance statistics | Monetary statistics | National accounts | Mongolia

 

Title: Mali: Joint Staff Advisory Note of the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper
Series: Country Report No. 08/122
Date: April 3, 2008
Subject(s): Mali

 

Title: Mali: Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper
Series: Country Report No. 08/121
Date: April 3, 2008
Subject(s): Public finance | Public debt | Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers | Public sector | Economic growth | Governance | Human capital | Infrastructure | Social policy | Mali

 

Title: Philippines: Selected Issues
Series: Country Report No. 08/120
Date: April 2, 2008
Subject(s): Selected issues | Capital inflows | Financial assets | Foreign investment | Investment incentives | Inflation | Monetary policy | Productivity | Tax rates | Philippines

 

Title: Philippines: 2007 Article IV Consultation - Staff Report; Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Authorities of the Executive Director for the Philippines
Series: Country Report No. 08/119
Date: April 2, 2008
Subject(s): Article IV consultation reports | Bank soundness | Economic indicators | Economic growth | Fiscal policy | Monetary policy | Privatization | Public information | Staff Reports | Tax revenues | Philippines

 

Title: Belgium: Report on Observance of Standards and Codes - Fiscal Transparency Module
Series: Country Report No. 08/116
Date: April 2, 2008
Subject(s): Fiscal transparency | Reports on the Observance of Standards and Codes | Budgetary policy | Budgeting | Belgium

 

Title: The CFA Franc Zone: Common Currency, Uncommon Challenges
Author/Editor: Gulde, Anne Marie ; Tsangarides, Charalambos G.
Date: April 2, 2008

 

Title: A Real Model of Transitional Growth and Competitiveness in China
Author/Editor: Lipschitz, Leslie ; Rochon, Céline ; Verdier, Geneviève
Series: Working Paper No. 08/99
Date: April 1, 2008
Subject(s): Working Paper | China, People's Republic of | Economic growth | Competition | Foreign investment | Investment | Savings | Labor supply | Wages | Prices | Exchange rates

 

Title: Global Aging and Declining World Interest Rates: Macroeconomic Insurance Through Pension Reform in Cyprus
Author/Editor: Catalán, Mario ; Guajardo, Jaime ; Hoffmaister, Alexander W.
Series: Working Paper No. 08/98
Date: April 1, 2008
Subject(s): Cyprus

 

Title: A Simple Stochastic Approach to Debt Sustainability Applied to Lebanon
Author/Editor: di Giovanni, Julian ; Gardner, E. H.
Series: Working Paper No. 08/97
Date: April 1, 2008
Subject(s): Lebanon

 

Title: Accumulating Foreign Reserves Under Floating Exchange Rates
Author/Editor: Gonçalves, Fernando M.
Series: Working Paper No. 08/96
Date: April 1, 2008

 

Title: Real and Financial Sector Linkages in China and India
Author/Editor: Aziz, Jahangir
Series: Working Paper No. 08/95
Date: April 1, 2008
Subject(s): China, People's Republic of | India

 

Title: Informality and Bank Credit: Evidence from Firm-Level Data
Author/Editor: Dabla-Norris, Era ; Koeda, Junko
Series: Working Paper No. 08/94
Date: April 1, 2008

 

Title: The Anatomy of Banking Crises
Author/Editor: Duttagupta, Rupa ; Cashin, Paul
Series: Working Paper No. 08/93
Date: April 1, 2008

 

Title: Current Account Developments in New Member States of the European Union: Equilibrium, Excess, and EU-Phoria
Author/Editor: Rahman, Jesmin
Series: Working Paper No. 08/92
Date: April 1, 2008

 

Title: Corporate Governance Reforms in the EU: Do They Matter and How?
Author/Editor: Ivaschenko, Iryna V. ; Koeva Brooks, Petya
Series: Working Paper No. 08/91
Date: April 1, 2008
Subject(s): Working Paper

 

Title: Price Dynamics in the Eastern Caribbean
Author/Editor: Sun, Yan ; Duttagupta, Rupa
Series: Working Paper No. 08/90
Date: April 1, 2008
Subject(s): Working Paper | Caribbean

 

Title: Factor Model for Stress-testing with a Contingent Claims Model of the Chilean Banking System
Author/Editor: Gray, Dale F. ; Walsh, James P
Series: Working Paper No. 08/89
Date: April 1, 2008
Subject(s): Working Paper | Chile

 

Title: Is Central Bank Intervention Effective Under Inflation Targeting Regimes? The Case of Colombia
Author/Editor: kamil, Herman
Series: Working Paper No. 08/88
Date: April 1, 2008
Subject(s): Working Paper | Colombia

 

Title: A New Fiscal Rule: Should Israel go Swiss?
Author/Editor: Debrun, Xavier ; Epstein, Natan P. ; Symansky, Steven A.
Series: Working Paper No. 08/87
Date: April 1, 2008
Subject(s): Working Paper | Israel

 

Title: Business Cycles in Small Developed Economies: The Role of Terms of Trade and Foreign Interest Rate Shocks
Author/Editor: Guajardo, Jaime
Series: Working Paper No. 08/86
Date: April 1, 2008
Subject(s): Working Paper

 

Title: Investors’ Risk Appetite and Global Financial Market Conditions
Author/Editor: González-Hermosillo, Brenda
Series: Working Paper No. 08/85
Date: April 1, 2008
Subject(s): Working Paper

 

Title: Striving to Be "Clearly Open" and "Crystal Clear": Monetary Policy Communication of the CNB
Author/Editor: Bulir, Ales ; Smídková, Katerina
Series: Working Paper No. 08/84
Date: April 1, 2008
Subject(s): Working Paper

 

Title: International Spillover of Labor Market Reforms
Author/Editor: Dao, Mai
Series: Working Paper No. 08/113
Date: April 1, 2008
Subject(s): Working Paper | Labor market reforms | Germany | Europe | Labor policy | Price adjustments | International capital markets | International trade

 

Title: Competitiveness in the Southern Euro Area: France, Greece, Italy, Portugal, and Spain
Author/Editor: Bennett, Herman Z. ; Escolano, Julio ; Fabrizio, Stefania ; Gutierrez, Eva ; Ivaschenko, Iryna V. ; Lissovolik, Bogdan ; Moreno-Badia, Marialuz ; Schule, Werner ; Tokarick, Stephen ; Xiao, Yuan
Series: Working Paper No. 08/112
Date: April 1, 2008
Subject(s): Working Paper | France | Greece | Italy | Portugal | Spain | Competition | Exports | Markets | International trade | Foreign investment | Exchange rates | Productivity | Resource allocation

 

Title: Fiscal Coverage in the Countries of the Middle East and Central Asia: Current Situation and a Way Forward
Author/Editor: Zakharova, Daria
Series: Working Paper No. 08/111
Date: April 1, 2008
Subject(s): Working Paper | Central Asia | Middle East | Government finance statistics | Fiscal transparency | Public sector | Public enterprises | Government accounting

 

Title: Estimating Equilibrium Exchange Rates for Armenia and Georgia
Author/Editor: AlShehabi, Omar ; Ding, Shuang
Series: Working Paper No. 08/110
Date: April 1, 2008
Subject(s): Working Paper | Armenia | Georgia | Exchange rate appreciation | Current account deficits

 

Title: Is There a Novelty Premium on New Financial Instruments? The Argentine Experience with GDP-Indexed Warrants
Author/Editor: Costa, Alejo ; Chamon, Marcos ; Ricci, Luca Antonio
Series: Working Paper No. 08/109
Date: April 1, 2008
Subject(s): Working Paper | Financial instruments | Argentina | Bonds | Insurance | Economic models

 

Title: Reserve Requirements, the Maturity Structure of Debt, and Bank Runs
Author/Editor: Al-Zein, Eza
Series: Working Paper No. 08/108
Date: April 1, 2008
Subject(s): Working Paper | Reserve requirements | External debt | Bank regulations | Financial crisis | Loans | Central banks

 

Title: Credit Booms and Lending Standards: Evidence from the Subprime Mortgage Market
Author/Editor: Dell'Ariccia, Giovanni ; Igan, Deniz ; Laeven, Luc
Series: Working Paper No. 08/106
Date: April 1, 2008
Subject(s): Working Paper | Credit expansion | Loans | Housing | Industrial structure | Financial instruments | Moral hazard

 

Title: Housing Finance and Mortgage-Backed Securities in Mexico
Author/Editor: Zanforlin, L. ; Espinosa-Vega, Marco
Series: Working Paper No. 08/105
Date: April 1, 2008
Subject(s): Working Paper | M