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A (New) Country Insurance Facility
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Author/Editor: |
Cordella, Tito | Levy Yeyati, Eduardo |
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January 1, 2005 |
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Disclaimer: This Working Paper should not be reported as representing the views of the IMF. The views expressed in this Working Paper are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent those of the IMF or IMF policy. Working Papers describe research in progress by the author(s) and are published to elicit comments and to further debate.
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Summary: To cope with the self-fulfilling liquidity runs that triggered many recent financial crises, we propose the creation of a country insurance facility. The facility, which we envisage as complementary to the existing multilateral lending facilities, would provide eligible countries with automatic access to a credit line at a predetermined interest rate. Eligibility criteria should be easily verifiable, focus on debt sustainability, and take into account the currency and maturity composition of the debt. Other critical design issues considered here include the size of the facility, its duration and charges, and the exit costs for a country that loses eligibility.
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Working Paper No. 05/23 |
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Subject(s): |
Insurance | Liquidity | Financial crisis | International financial system | International Capital Markets |
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Author's keyword(s): |
Country insurance
| liquidity crises
| international financial architecture
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January 1, 2005 |
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1934-7073 |
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WPIEA2005023 |
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33 |
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US$15.00
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