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Revive Securitization to Speed Exit from Crisis, says IMF

September 21, 2009
Restarting securitization markets, particularly in the United States, is critical to limiting the fallout from the economic crisis and to the eventually withdrawing central bank and government support, the IMF says.

Close Ties Led to Crisis in World’s Five Major Economies

September 21, 2009
Integrated financial and banking systems and close trade ties were major factors in spreading the worst financial crisis in 60 years, a new IMF study finds.

Social Risks Ahead If Jobs Crisis Is Not Addressed—IMF

September 18, 2009
In an interview, IMF Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn discusses the outlook for the global economy, the threats to social stability from rising unemployment, and the IMF’s role in a post-crisis world, and reiterates concerns about the “third phase” of the crisis— high unemployment.

IMF to Proceed with Limited Sales of Gold

September 18, 2009
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved the sale of a limited portion of the institution’s gold holdings, stressing that the Fund will conduct the sales in a manner that does not disrupt the international gold market.

Low-Income Countries Need Extra Support to Cope With Crisis

September 17, 2009
Rich countries need to step up their support to poorer countries so they can quickly rebound from the crisis that came from the advanced economies, IMF Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn says in a speech at a development think tank in Washington D.C.

The Role of Tax Policy in the Global Economic Crisis

September 17, 2009
Earlier this year, the IMF released findings of a study on crisis-related issues in tax policy, including debt bias, the use of complex instruments, and other distortions. Michael Keen and Victoria Perry of the IMF’s Fiscal Affairs Department spoke about the study’s main findings and what role tax policy had in the global economic crisis.

Governments Need Plan to Dispose of Crisis Assets, Shed Risk: IMF

September 15, 2009
After propping up the financial system during the global crisis, governments now need a plan to dispose of the assets they took over and reduce their large risk exposures, according to an IMF study.

IMF’s F&D Magazine Looks Beyond the Global Crisis

September 11, 2009
The September issue of the IMF’s Finance & Development looks at how to sustain recovery from the global economic crisis, maintaining supportive policies while planning for their well-timed reversal, and what’s in and out in global money.

Istanbul Meetings to Develop Strategy for Recovery Period

September 09, 2009
One year after the global economy came close to a meltdown, political leaders and financial officials from around the world will attend a series of meetings to assess what to do next as recovery takes hold, culminating in the IMF-World Bank Annual Meetings in Istanbul.

Rising Unemployment Marks Crisis Third Wave, Says IMF Chief

September 05, 2009
Policy action to combat the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression is working, but governments should not relax stimulus measures until recovery takes hold and unemployment levels recede, the head of the IMF says at a meeting of G-20 ministers in London.

IMF Injecting $283 Billion in SDRs into Global Economy, Boosting Reserves

August 28, 2009
With much of the world still mired in recession, the IMF took action to bolster its members' reserves through an allocation of SDRs, or Special Drawing Rights. The allocation, equivalent to $250 billion, was made on August 28 and will be followed by an additional, albeit much smaller allocation of $33 billion on September 9.

U.S. Proposal to Extend Financial Regulation Breaks New Ground

August 18, 2009
The proposal by the United States to bring under stronger supervision large, systemically important firms, such as insurance companies and other financial institutions that are not banks, breaks new ground, the IMF said.

Poland: Bright Spot in Recession-Hit Europe

August 13, 2009
Compared with its neighbors, Poland is expected to experience a mild recession, helped by resilient consumption growth and limited exposure to world trade’s decline. In its regular review of the Polish economy, the IMF expects a modest recovery in 2010, if the global economy recovers too.

Resilient Lebanon Defies Odds In Face of Global Crisis

August 11, 2009
Last year Lebanon seemed a prime candidate for a textbook emerging market financial crisis. But the Lebanese economy could this year grow substantially faster than recent projections— not the first time the country has defied the odds in the face of a severe shock.

IMF Builds Statistical Capacity in Africa

August 11, 2009
The IMF is helping 22 sub-Saharan African countries improve the quality, coverage, and dissemination of key statistics. The institution has been assisting countries that require greater attention and technical assistance in enhancing capacity building in macroeconomic and social statistics.

IMF Presses Korea to Continue Rebalancing Economy

August 09, 2009
The IMF expects the Korean economy to grow by 2½ percent in 2010 but calls on the authorities to continue with efforts to reorient the economy away from exports toward the domestic service sector.

Russia Needs to Bolster Banks, Target Fiscal Stimulus

August 07, 2009
Russia has been hit by dual shocks—an oil price collapse and a reversal of capital flows. But prudent policies of taxing and saving oil wealth in good years have left it in a strong position, the IMF says in its regular review of Russia’s economy.

IMF to Lend Pakistan $3.2 Billion More to Support Social Costs, Build Reserves

August 07, 2009
The IMF’s Executive Board agrees to increase lending to Pakistan by an extra $3.2 billion to fund priority spending and help the government provide assistance to nearly three million people displaced by military operations and a difficult security situation.

IMF, FSB Working Together on Identifying Systemic Risks

August 06, 2009
The expanded Financial Stability Forum was recently reestablished as the Financial Stability Board (FSB) with a broadened mandate to promote financial stability. IMF Survey online spoke with Ben Cohen of the FSB about his organization’s new role and how both institutions are working together to identify risks and vulnerabilities.

Hungary Succeeds in Early Return to Market Financing

August 03, 2009
Hungary's government raises €1 billion in July by selling bonds on international capital markets—a step that signals the return of investor confidence in the central European country, which has one of the economies hardest hit by the global financial crisis.

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