Title: Reforming Budget System Laws
Author/Editor: Lienert, Ian ; Fainboim, Israel
Series: Technical Notes and Manuals No. 2010/01
Date: February 3, 2010

Title: Constraints on Trade in the MENA region
Author/Editor: Bhattacharya, Rina ; Wolde, Hirut
Series: Working Paper No. 10/31
Date: February 1, 2010

Title: Systemic Risks and the Macroeconomy
Author/Editor: De Nicoló, Gianni ; Lucchetta, Marcella
Series: Working Paper No. 10/29
Date: February 1, 2010

Title: Republic of Moldova: Request for a Three-Year Arrangement Under the Extended Credit Facility and Request for an Extended Arrangement
Series: Country Report No. 10/32
Date: February 1, 2010
Subject(s): Balance of payments need | Bank resolution | Bank supervision | Central bank legislation | Commercial banks | Energy sector | Extended arrangement requests | External financing | Fiscal policy | Fiscal reforms | Flexible exchange rates | Fund facilities | Monetary policy | Price stabilization | Moldova

Title: Togo: Joint Staff Advisory Note on the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (2009-11)
Series: Country Report No. 10/30
Date: January 29, 2010
Subject(s): Agricultural sector | Economic growth | Education | Fiscal policy | Fiscal reforms | Governance | HIV and AIDS | Human capital | Inflation | Infrastructure | Millennium Development Goals | Natural resources | Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers | Social safety nets | Togo

Title: Maldives: 2009 Article IV Consultation - Staff Report; Staff Supplements; Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion; Press Release on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for Maldives
Series: Country Report No. 10/28
Date: January 28, 2010
Subject(s): Announcements | Article IV consultation reports | Balance of payments need | Bank supervision | Banking sector | Economic growth | Economic indicators | Exchange rate policy | Fiscal policy | Fiscal reforms | Political economy | Public information | Revenue measures | Staff Reports | Maldives

Title: Kenya: Staff Report for the 2009 Article IV Consultation
Series: Country Report No. 10/26
Date: January 27, 2010
Subject(s): Article IV consultation reports | Banking sector | Economic growth | Economic indicators | Economic recovery | External shocks | Fiscal policy | Fiscal reforms | Legislation | Monetary policy | Political economy | Public information | Spillovers | Staff Reports | Kenya

Title: Norway: Staff Report for the 2009 Article IV Consultation
Series: Country Report No. 10/24
Date: January 27, 2010
Subject(s): Article IV consultation reports | Bank credit | Banking sector | Corporate sector | Economic indicators | Economic recovery | External debt | Fiscal policy | Monetary policy | Pension reforms | Private sector | Public information | Real estate prices | Staff Reports | Norway

Title: Approaches to Corporate Debt Restructuring in the Wake of Financial Crises
Author/Editor: Laryea, Thomas
Series: Staff Position Note No. 2010/02
Date: January 26, 2010
Subject(s): Asset management | Bank restructuring | Banking sector | Bankruptcy | Corporate governance | Corporate sector | Debt restructuring | Debt strategy | External debt | Financial crisis | Global Financial Crisis 2008-2009 | Intervention | Legislation

Title: Islamic Republic of Afghanistan: Sixth Review Under the Arrangement Under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility, Request for Waiver of Nonobservance of a Performance Criterion, Modification and Performance Criteria, and Rephasing and Extension of the Arrangement
Series: Country Report No. 10/22
Date: January 21, 2010
Subject(s): Announcements | Banking sector | Economic indicators | Fiscal policy | Fiscal reforms | Governance | HIPC Initiative | Monetary policy | Performance criteria waivers | Political economy | Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility | Public enterprises | Staff Reports | Tax administration | Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of

Title: Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia: Selected Issues for the 2009 Article IV Consultation
Series: Country Report No. 10/20
Date: January 20, 2010
Subject(s): Business cycles | Cross country analysis | Economic models | Fiscal policy | Monetary policy | Reserves adequacy | Revenues | Selected issues | Macedonia, former Yugoslav Republic of

Title: Portugal: Staff Report; Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for Portugal
Series: Country Report No. 10/18
Date: January 20, 2010
Subject(s): Banks | Economic growth | Economic indicators | Economic recovery | Financial sector | Fiscal consolidation | Fiscal policy | Fiscal reforms | Public information | Revenue measures | Staff Reports | Portugal

Title: Republic of Belarus: Selected Issues
Series: Country Report No. 10/16
Date: January 15, 2010
Subject(s): Current account | Demand | Economic growth | Economic models | Exchange rate adjustments | External sector | Monetary policy | Selected issues | Belarus

Title: Sierra Leone: Fifth Review Under the Arrangement Under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility, Request for Waiver of Nonobservance of Performance Criterion, Request for Modification of Performance Criteria, and Financing Assurances Review
Series: Country Report No. 10/15
Date: January 14, 2010
Subject(s): Announcements | Bank supervision | Banking sector | Economic indicators | Fiscal policy | Fiscal reforms | Foreign exchange auctions | Monetary policy | Performance criteria modifications | Performance criteria waivers | Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility | Staff Reports | Tax collection | Sierra Leone

Title: Senegal: Fourth Review Under the Policy Support Instrument and Second Review Under the Exogenous Shocks Facility-Staff Report; Press Release.
Series: Country Report No. 10/13
Date: January 12, 2010
Subject(s): Announcements | Credit expansion | Economic growth | Economic indicators | Economic recovery | Energy sector | Exogenous Shocks Facility | Fiscal policy | Fiscal reforms | Monetary policy | Policy Support Instrument | Staff Reports | Senegal

Title: Armenia: Report on Observance of Standards and Codes-FATF Recommendations for Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism
Series: Country Report No. 10/8
Date: January 11, 2010
Subject(s): Anti-money laundering | Banking sector | Combating the financing of terrorism | Financial institutions | Financial sector | Governance | International cooperation | Legislation | Nonbank financial sector | Private sector | Reports on the Observance of Standards and Codes

Title: Republic of Mozambique: Financial Sector Assessment program--Financial System Stability Assessment
Series: Country Report No. 10/12
Date: January 8, 2010
Subject(s): Bank restructuring | Bank soundness | Bank supervision | Banking sector | Basel Core Principles | Capital markets | Central banks | Financial Sector Assessment Program | Financial system stability assessment | Liquidity management | Monetary policy | Payment systems | Risk management | Mozambique

Title: Burkina Faso: Staff Report for 2009 Article IV Consultation, Fifth Review Under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility, and Requests for Augmentation of Access and Modification of Performance Criteria
Series: Country Report No. 10/7
Date: January 7, 2010
Subject(s): Access to Fund general resources | Announcements | Article IV consultation reports | Economic growth | Economic indicators | Fiscal policy | Fiscal reforms | Monetary policy | Performance criteria modifications | Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility | Public information | Staff Reports | Burkina Faso

Title: Kingdom of Lesotho: 2008 Article IV Consultation--Staff Report; Staff Supplement;Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by theExecutive Director for the Kingdom of Lesotho
Series: Country Report No. 10/5
Date: January 7, 2010
Subject(s): Article IV consultation reports | Banking sector | Bilateral trade | Commercial banks | Economic growth | Economic indicators | Fiscal management | Fiscal policy | Human capital | Monetary policy | Private sector | Public information | South Africa | Staff Reports | Lesotho

Title: Seychelles: Third Review Under the Stand-By Arrangement, Financing Assurances Review, Cancellation of the Stand-By-Arrangement, and Request for an Extended Arrangement-Staff Report; Staff Statement, Press Release on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for Seychelles
Series: Country Report No. 10/3
Date: January 5, 2010
Subject(s): Announcements | Debt restructuring | Economic growth | Economic indicators | Economic reforms | Extended arrangement requests | Fiscal policy | Floating exchange rates | Monetary policy | Public debt | Staff Reports | Stand-by arrangement cancellations | Stand-by arrangement reviews | Tax reforms | Seychelles

Title: Macrofinancial Linkages of the Strategic Asset Allocation of Commodity-Based Sovereign Wealth Funds
Author/Editor: Brown, Aaron ; Papaioannou, Michael G. ; Petrova, Iva
Series: Working Paper No. 10/9
Date: January 1, 2010
Subject(s): Access to capital markets | Capital flows | Corporate sector | Credit risk | Cross country analysis | Emerging markets | External financing | International capital markets | Private sector | Risk management | Sovereign debt | Sovereign wealth funds | Asset management | Budgets | Central banks | Commodities | Commodity prices | Economic models | Exchange rate regimes | Investment policy | Monetary policy | Resource allocation

Title: What Level of Public Debt Could India Target?
Author/Editor: Topalova, Petia ; Nyberg, Dan
Series: Working Paper No. 10/7
Date: January 1, 2010
Subject(s): Cross country analysis | Debt management | Debt sustainability | Fiscal consolidation | Fiscal policy | India | Public debt | Risk management

Title: The Impact Of The Global Crisis on Canada: What Do Macro-Financial Linkages Tell Us?
Author/Editor: Duttagupta, Rupa ; Barrera, Natalia
Series: Working Paper No. 10/5
Date: January 1, 2010
Subject(s): Bank credit | Canada | Credit controls | Economic forecasting | Economic growth | Economic models | External sector | Financial crisis | Global Financial Crisis 2008-2009 | Gross domestic product | Monetary policy | Spillovers

Title: Investment by Large Firms in Argentina
Author/Editor: Piris, Alvaro
Series: Working Paper No. 10/3
Date: January 1, 2010
Subject(s): Argentina | Bank credit | Capital | Corporate sector | Economic models | Economic recovery | Financial crisis | Fiscal policy | Interest rates | Investment | Real effective exchange rates

Title: International Pricing of Emerging Market Corporate Debt: Does the Corporate Matter?
Author/Editor: Keller, Sonja ; Mody, Ashoka
Series: Working Paper No. 10/26
Date: January 1, 2010
Subject(s): Asset prices | Bond markets | Bonds | Corporate sector | Credit risk | Emerging markets | External borrowing | International capital markets | Investment | Risk premium

Title: The Global Financial Crisis and Workers' Remittances to Africa: What's the Damage?
Author/Editor: Barajas, Adolfo ; Chami, Ralph ; Fullenkamp, Connel ; Garg, Anjali
Series: Working Paper No. 10/24
Date: January 1, 2010
Subject(s): Africa | Capital flows | Cross country analysis | Economic forecasting | Economic growth | Financial crisis | Global Financial Crisis 2008-2009 | Migration | Workers remittances

Title: The Location of Domestic and Foreign Production Affiliates by French Multinational Firms
Author/Editor: Mayer, Thierry ; Méjean, Isabelle ; Nefussi, Benjamin
Series: Working Paper No. 10/22
Date: January 1, 2010
Subject(s): Economic models | Foreign direct investment | France | Industrial investment | Industrial production | Manufacturing sector | Productivity

Title: Dissecting Taylor Rules in a Structural VAR
Author/Editor: Choi, Woon Gyu ; Wen, Yi
Series: Working Paper No. 10/20
Date: January 1, 2010
Subject(s): Economic models | Economic stabilization | External shocks | Inflation targeting | Interest rate policy | Monetary policy | Productivity | Stabilization measures

Title: The Outlook for Financing Japan’s Public Debt
Author/Editor: Tokuoka, Kiichi
Series: Working Paper No. 10/19
Date: January 1, 2010
Subject(s): Aging | Bond markets | Bonds | Budget deficits | Cross country analysis | Debt management | Financial sector | Fiscal consolidation | Japan | Private investment | Private savings | Private sector | Public debt

Title: Inflation in Tajikistan: Forecasting Analysis and Monetary Policy Challenges
Author/Editor: Alturki, Fahad ; Vtyurina, Svetlana
Series: Working Paper No. 10/17
Date: January 1, 2010
Subject(s): Banking sector | Credit | Demand for money | Dollarization | Economic forecasting | Economic models | Exchange rates | Inflation | Interest rates | Monetary policy | Money supply | Reserve requirements | Tajikistan

Title: Estimating Poland's Potential Output: A Production Function Approach
Author/Editor: Epstein, Natan P. ; Macchiarelli, Corrado
Series: Working Paper No. 10/15
Date: January 1, 2010
Subject(s): Business cycles | Economic models | Employment | Poland | Production growth | Productivity | Unemployment

Title: Canada's Potential Growth: Another Victim of the Crisis?
Author/Editor: Estevão, Marcello M. ; Tsounta, Evridiki
Series: Working Paper No. 10/13
Date: January 1, 2010
Subject(s): Canada | Capital accumulation | Economic growth | Financial crisis | Global Financial Crisis 2008-2009 | Gross domestic product | Labor productivity | Productivity | Unemployment

Title: After the Crisis: Lower Consumption Growth but Narrower Global Imbalances?
Author/Editor: Mody, Ashoka ; Ohnsorge, Franziska
Series: Working Paper No. 10/11
Date: January 1, 2010
Subject(s): Aging | Business cycles | Consumption | Cross country analysis | Current account | Economic growth | Economic models | Economic recovery | Financial crisis | Global Financial Crisis 2008-2009 | Group of seven | Private sector | Savings | Unemployment

Title: Post-Crisis Bank Behavior: Lessons from Mercosur
Author/Editor: Sanya, Sarah O. ; Mlachila, Montfort
Series: Working Paper No. 10/1
Date: January 1, 2010
Subject(s): Argentina | Bank credit | Banking crisis | Brazil | Commercial banks | Credit restraint | Credit risk | Economic models | Excess liquidity | Paraguay | Private sector | Profits | Uruguay

Title: United Republic of Tanzania: Sixth Review Under the Policy Support Instrument, First Review Under the Exogenous Shocks Facility, and Request for a Modification of Performance/Assessment Criterion-Staff Report and Press Release on the Executive Board Discussion
Series: Country Report No. 09/336
Date: December 30, 2009
Subject(s): Announcements | Bank supervision | Budgets | Economic growth | Economic indicators | Exogenous Shocks Facility | Financial management | Fiscal policy | Government expenditures | Monetary policy | Performance criteria waivers | Policy Support Instrument | Staff Reports | Value added tax | Tanzania

Title: Bhutan: 2009 Article IV Consultation-Staff Report; Staff Supplement; and Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion
Series: Country Report No. 09/334
Date: December 30, 2009
Subject(s): Article IV consultation reports | Bank supervision | Banking sector | Currency pegs | Economic growth | Economic indicators | Fiscal policy | Monetary policy | Political economy | Private sector | Public information | Reserves | Staff Reports | Bhutan

Title: Liberia: Third Review Under the Three-Year Arrangement Under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility, Request for Waiver and Modification of Performance Criteria, and Financing Assurances Review - Staff Report; Informational Annex; and Press Release
Series: Country Report No. 09/332
Date: December 30, 2009
Subject(s): Announcements | Debt strategy | Economic indicators | Fiscal policy | Fiscal reforms | Foreign exchange reserves | HIPC Initiative | Monetary policy | Performance criteria modifications | Performance criteria waivers | Political economy | Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility | Public information | Staff Reports | Liberia

Title: Georgia: Fourth Review Under the Stand-By Arrangement and Request for Modification of Performance Criterion
Series: Country Report No. 09/331
Date: December 23, 2009
Subject(s): Balance of payments | Banking sector | Budget deficits | Budgetary policy | Exchange rate policy | External financing | Fiscal policy | Foreign exchange auctions | Inflation targeting | Monetary policy | Performance criteria modifications | Stand-by arrangement reviews | Georgia

Title: Global Imbalances: In Midstream?
Author/Editor: Blanchard, Olivier J. ; Milesi-Ferretti, Gian Maria
Series: Staff Position Note No. 2009/29
Date: December 22, 2009
Subject(s): Asset prices | Capital flows | Capital markets | Cross country analysis | Current account deficits | Current account surpluses | Financial crisis | Fiscal policy | Global Financial Crisis 2008-2009 | International financial system | Private investment | Private savings

Title: Cape Verde: Seventh Review Under the Policy Support Instrument-Staff Report; Staff ;Staff Supplement; Press Release on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for Cape Verde
Series: Country Report No. 09/328
Date: December 18, 2009
Subject(s): Announcements | Bank legislation | Bank regulations | Bank supervision | Financial sector | Fiscal policy | Fiscal reforms | Monetary policy | Policy Support Instrument | Reserves adequacy | Staff Reports | Cape Verde

Title: Republic of Mozambique: Fifth Review Under the Policy Support Instrument, First Review Under the Twelve-Month Arrangement Under the Exogenous Shocks Facility, and Request for Modification of Assessment/Performance Criteria-Staff Report and Press Release
Series: Country Report No. 09/327
Date: December 15, 2009
Subject(s): Announcements | Credit expansion | Economic growth | Economic indicators | Exogenous Shocks Facility | External borrowing | Fiscal policy | Fiscal reforms | Governance | Infrastructure | Monetary policy | Performance criteria waivers | Policy Support Instrument | Staff Reports | Mozambique

Title: Foreign Exchange Reserve Adequacy in East African Community Countries
Author/Editor: Drummond, Paulo Flavio Nacif ; Mrema, Aristide ; Roudet, Stéphane ; Saito, Mika
Series: African Departmental Paper No. 09/01
Date: December 15, 2009
Subject(s): Africa | East Africa | Kenya | Reserve requirements | Reserves adequacy | SDRs | Rwanda | Tanzania | Uganda

Title: Impact of the Global Financial Crisis on Exchange Rates and Policies in Sub-Saharan Africa
Author/Editor: Ben Ltaifa, Nabil ; Kaendera, Stella ; Dixit, Shiv
Series: African Departmental Paper No. 09/03
Date: December 15, 2009
Subject(s): East Africa | Exchange rate policy | Exchange rate stability | Sub-Saharan Africa | Kenya | Rwanda | Tanzania | Uganda | Ghana | Nigeria | Zambia

Title: Côte d'Ivoire: 2009 Article IV Consultation, First Review Under the Three-Year Arrangement Under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility, Request for Waiver of Nonobservance of Performance Criteria, and Financing Assurances Review
Series: Country Report No. 09/326
Date: December 8, 2009
Subject(s): Announcements | Article IV consultation reports | Bank restructuring | Bank supervision | Banking sector | Debt restructuring | Economic growth | Economic indicators | Electric power | Export sector | Fiscal policy | Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility | Public information | Staff Reports | Côte d'Ivoire

Title: Cayman Islands - Report on the Observance of Standards and Codes--FATF Recommendations for Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism
Series: Country Report No. 09/324
Date: December 8, 2009
Subject(s): Anti-money laundering | Bank regulations | Bank supervision | Banks | Combating the financing of terrorism | Financial institutions | Financial sector | International cooperation | Legislation | Monetary authorities | Nonbank financial sector | Private sector | Reports on the Observance of Standards and Codes | Cayman Islands

Title: Paraguay: Addressing the Stagnation and Instability Trap
Author/Editor: Santos, Alejandro
Date: December 7, 2009

Title: People's Republic of China-Hong Kong Special Administrative Region: 2009 Article IV Consultation-Staff Report; Staff Statement; and Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion
Series: Country Report No. 09/321
Date: December 4, 2009
Subject(s): Article IV consultation reports | Asset prices | Banking sector | Capital flows | Credit policy | Economic growth | Economic indicators | Economic integration | Economic recovery | Exchange rate regimes | Fiscal policy | Health care | Public information | Staff Reports | Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China

Title: Computing Cyclically-Adjusted Balances and Automatic Stabilizers
Author/Editor: Fedelino, Annalisa ; Ivanova, Anna ; Horton, Mark A.
Series: Technical Notes and Manuals No. 2009/05
Date: December 2, 2009

Title: A Fistful of Dollars: Lobbying and the Financial Crisis
Author/Editor: Igan, Deniz ; Mishra, Prachi ; Tressel, Thierry
Series: Working Paper No. 09/287
Date: December 1, 2009
Subject(s): Corporate sector | Economic models | Financial crisis | Financial institutions | Financial sector | Global Financial Crisis 2008-2009 | Governance | Housing | Legislation | Loans | Political economy

Title: On the Sources of Oil Price Fluctuations
Author/Editor: Unalmis, Deren ; Unalmis, Ibrahim ; Unsal, D. Filiz
Series: Working Paper No. 09/285
Date: December 1, 2009

Title: Trade and Thy Neighbor's War
Author/Editor: Qureshi, Mahvash Saeed
Series: Working Paper No. 09/283
Date: December 1, 2009
Subject(s): Economic models | International trade | Political economy | Regional shocks

Title: Exchange Rate Assessments: Methodologies for Oil Exporting Countries
Author/Editor: Bems, Rudolfs ; Carvalho Filho, Irineu E.
Series: Working Paper No. 09/281
Date: December 1, 2009
Subject(s): Commodity price fluctuations | Current account | Economic models | Exchange rates | Fiscal policy | Oil exporting countries | Oil prices | Oil revenues | Real effective exchange rates

Title: Elasticity Optimism
Author/Editor: Imbs, Jean ; Mejean, Isabelle
Series: Working Paper No. 09/279
Date: December 1, 2009
Subject(s): Consumer goods | Data analysis | Economic models | Exports | Imports | International trade | Monetary policy | United States

Title: How Russia Affects the Neighborhood: Trade, Financial, and Remittance Channels
Author/Editor: Alturki, Fahad ; Espinosa-Bowen, Jaime ; Ilahi, Nadeem
Series: Working Paper No. 09/277
Date: December 1, 2009
Subject(s): Banking crisis | Business cycles | Capital flows | Economic growth | Economic models | Emerging markets | Exports | Regional shocks | Russian Federation | Spillovers | Trade integration | Workers remittances

Title: The Valuation Channel of External Adjustment
Author/Editor: Ghironi, Fabio ; Lee, Jaewoo ; Rebucci, Alessandro
Series: Working Paper No. 09/275
Date: December 1, 2009
Subject(s): Asset prices | Capital transactions | Current account | Economic models | External shocks | Financial sector | Foreign exchange | Government expenditures | International capital markets | Productivity

Title: Being a Foreigner Among Domestic Banks: Asset or Liability?
Author/Editor: Claessens, Stijn ; van Horen, Neeltje
Series: Working Paper No. 09/273
Date: December 1, 2009
Subject(s): Bank soundness | Banking sector | Commercial banks | Cross country analysis | Foreign direct investment | International banking | Profit margins | Time series

Title: The Hedonic Country Product Dummy Method and Quality Adjustments for Purchasing Power Parity Calculations
Author/Editor: Silver, Mick
Series: Working Paper No. 09/271
Date: December 1, 2009
Subject(s): Consumer price indexes | Cross country analysis | Economic models | Price structures | Prices | Purchasing power parity

Title: A Framework to Assess the Effectiveness of IMF Technical Assistance in National Accounts
Author/Editor: Pastor, Gonzalo C.
Series: Working Paper No. 09/269
Date: December 1, 2009
Subject(s): Cross country analysis | Data quality assessment framework | Emerging markets | Government finance statistics | National accounts | Regional Technical Assistance Centers | Reports on the Observance of Standards and Codes | Technical assistance | West Africa

Title: Oil Rents, Corruption, and State Stability: Evidence From Panel Data Regressions
Author/Editor: Arezki, Rabah ; Brückner, Markus
Series: Working Paper No. 09/267
Date: December 1, 2009
Subject(s): Corruption | Economic models | Fiscal policy | Fiscal transparency | Governance | Oil exporting countries | Oil production | Oil revenues | Political economy | Public enterprises

Title: Emerging Economy Responses to the Global Financial Crisis of 2007-09: An Empirical Analysis of the Liquidity Easing Measures
Author/Editor: Yehoue, Etienne B.
Series: Working Paper No. 09/265
Date: December 1, 2009
Subject(s): Capital markets | Central bank policy | Cross country analysis | Currency swaps | Emerging markets | Financial crisis | Foreign exchange reserves | Global Financial Crisis 2008-2009 | Interest rate policy | Monetary measures | Monetary policy

Title: Estimating Demand for IMF Financing by Low-Income Countries in Response to Shocks
Author/Editor: Bal Gunduz, Yasemin
Series: Working Paper No. 09/263
Date: December 1, 2009
Subject(s): Access to Fund general resources | Balance of payments need | Business cycles | Compensatory and Contingency Financing Facility | Cooperation with Fund | Economic growth | External shocks | Foreign direct investment | Fund approval | Fund arrangements | Low-income developing countries | Members | Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility | Stand-by arrangement requests

Title: Systemic Liquidity Management in the U.A.E.: Issues and Options
Author/Editor: Chailloux, Alexandre ; Hakura, Dalia
Series: Working Paper No. 09/261
Date: December 1, 2009
Subject(s): Banking sector | Central bank policy | Exchange rate regimes | Financial crisis | Financial instruments | Global Financial Crisis 2008-2009 | Liquidity management | Monetary measures | Monetary policy | Monetary unions | United Arab Emirates

Title: Austria: Report on Observance of Standards and Codes-FATF Recommendations for Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism
Series: Country Report No. 09/299
Date: December 1, 2009
Subject(s): Anti-money laundering | Bank supervision | Combating the financing of terrorism | Financial institutions | Governance | International cooperation | Legislation | Private sector | Reports on the Observance of Standards and Codes | Austria

Title: Islamic Republic of Afghanistan: Afghanistan National Development Strategy: First Annual Report (2008/09)
Series: Country Report No. 09/319
Date: November 25, 2009
Subject(s): Agricultural development | Annual reports | Economic conditions | Economic growth | Education | Fiscal policy | Gender equality | Governance | Health care | Millennium Development Goals | Monetary policy | Political economy | Private sector | Social safety nets | Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of

Title: Cameroon: Staff Report for the 2009 Article IV Consultation and Request for disbursement Under the Rapid-Access Component of the Exogenous Shocks Facility
Series: Country Report No. 09/318
Date: November 23, 2009
Subject(s): Access to Fund general resources | Article IV consultation reports | Banking sector | Current account deficits | Economic growth | Economic indicators | Exogenous Shocks Facility | Financial crisis | Fiscal policy | Fiscal reforms | Global Financial Crisis 2008-2009 | Infrastructure | Nonoil sector | Revenue mobilization | Cameroon

Title: Republic of Armenia: Second Review Under the Stand-By Arrangement, Request for Waiver of Nonobservance of Performance Criterion, Modification of Performance Criteria, and Rephasing of Purchases - Staff Report; Press Release on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director and Advisor for the Republic of Armenia.
Series: Country Report No. 09/316
Date: November 19, 2009
Subject(s): Announcements | Banking sector | Economic growth | Economic indicators | Fiscal policy | Fiscal reforms | Flexible exchange rate policy | Liquidity management | Monetary policy | Performance criteria modifications | Performance criteria waivers | Staff Reports | Stand-by arrangement reviews | Tax administration | Armenia

Title: Nigeria: 2009 Article IV Consultation-Staff Report; Staff Supplement; Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion; Statement by the IMF Staff Representative; and Statement by the Executive Director for Nigeria
Series: Country Report No. 09/315
Date: November 12, 2009
Subject(s): Article IV consultation reports | Bank supervision | Banking sector | Economic growth | Economic indicators | Financial crisis | Fiscal policy | Global Financial Crisis 2008-2009 | Inflation targeting | Monetary policy | Natural gas sector | Oil sector | Public information | Staff Reports | Nigeria