Annual Report of the Executive Board
Annual Report of the Executive Board for the Financial Year Ended April 30, 1996
September 1996
Annual Report of the Executive Board
September 1996
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Part 1
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Letter of Transmittal
Overview Year Sees Swift Response to New Challenges of Globalized Markets; Financial Support for Members Rises to Record Levels |
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Part 2
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The Global Economy
Main Developments in the World Economy Economic Activity and Employment Consumer and Commodity Prices Financial and Foreign Exchange Markets External Balances, Financing, and Debt |
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Part 3
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World Economic Outlook
Global Situation Industrial Country Policies Developing Country Policies Policies in Economies in Transition |
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Part 4
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International Capital Markets
Turbulence in Emerging Capital Markets Spillovers from the Mexican Crisis Capital Flows to Developing Countries Recovery of Some Emerging Markets Major International Capital Markets Regulatory and Supervisory Issues Problems in Japan's Financial Sector |
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Part 5
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Fiscal Considerations in Policymaking
Quasi-Fiscal Operations of Public Financial Institutions Aging Populations and the Fiscal Impact of Public Pension Plans Taxation and Unemployment |
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Part 6
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Present and Future Role of the SDR
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Part 7
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The Fund in 1995/96
The Role of the Fund: Financing and Its Link to Surveillance Rationale for Fund Financing Future Need for Fund Resources |
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Part 8
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Fund Surveillance
Review of Policies Under the Madrid Declaration The Fund's Statistical Policy and Provision of Data for Surveillance Other Issues in Surveillance Progress Toward Economic and Monetary Union Capital Account Convertibility and Implications for Fund Policy Banking System Soundness and Macroeconomic Policy Governance Issues |
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Part 9
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Data Dissemination Standards
Establishment of the Special Standard Electronic Bulletin Board General Standard |
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Part 10
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Article IV Consultations
Industrial Countries United States Japan Germany France United Kingdom Italy Canada |
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Part 11
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Smaller Industrial Countries
Australia Austria Finland |
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Part 12
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Developing Countries
Argentina Botswana China Colombia Côte d'Ivoire India Indonesia Israel Korea Mexico Mozambique Nigeria Pakistan Peru Philippines Senegal Tunisia |
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Part 13
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Economies in Transition
Georgia Mongolia Poland Romania Russia Slovak Republic Ukraine |
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Part 14
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Fund Support of Member Countries
Member Countries' Use of Fund Facilities Algeria Argentina Armenia Azerbaijan Belarus Benin Bolivia Bosnia and Herzegovina Burkina Faso Cambodia Cameroon Chad Costa Rica Côte d'Ivoire Djibouti El Salvador Gabon Georgia Ghana Guinea Guyana Hungary Jordan Kazakstan Kenya Kyrgyz Republic Lesotho Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Malawi Mali Mauritania Pakistan Panama Papua New Guinea Romania Russia Rwanda Senegal Sierra Leone Togo Uganda Uruguay Uzbekistan Vietnam Yemen Zambia Analytical Issues in Fund Support Response of Investment and Growth to Adjustment Policies and Composition of Fiscal Adjustment and Growth Bilateral and Multilateral Aid Flows and Fund-Supported Programs Adapting Fund Facilities Emergency Financing Mechanism Fund Policy with Regard to Currency Stabilization Funds Fund Involvement in Post-Conflict Countries Enhanced Structural Adjustment Facility |
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Part 15
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Debt Situation and the Role of the Fund
Official Flows to Developing Countries Problems of Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Private Market Financing for Developing Countries International Debt Adjustment |
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Part 16
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Fund Financial Operations and Policies
Membership Quotas Fund's Liquidity, Access Policy, and Borrowing Members' Use of Fund Resources and Credit Outstanding Stand-By and Extended Arrangements Special Facilities SAF and ESAF Fund Income, Charges, and Burden Sharing Overdue Financial Obligations Progress Under the Strengthened Cooperative Strategy Prevention Intensified Collaboration and the Rights Approach Remedial Measures SDR Transactions and Operations SDR Valuation and Interest Rate Basket SDR Transfers Pattern of SDR Holdings |
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Part 17
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Technical Assistance and Training
IMF Institute Fiscal Affairs Department Legal Department Monetary and Exchange Affairs Department Statistics Department Treasurer's Department Bureau of Computing Services |
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Part 18
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Appendices
I. International Reserves |
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Part 19
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II. Financial Operations and Transactions of the Fund
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Part 20
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III. Relations with Other International Organizations
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Part 21
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IV. External Relations
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Part 22
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V. Principal Policy Decisions of the Executive Board
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Part 23
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VI. Press Communiqués of the Interim Committee and the
Development Committee
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Part 24
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VII. Executive Directors and Voting Power on April 30, 1996
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Part 25
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VIII. Changes in Membership of Executive Board
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Part 26
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IX. Administrative and Capital Budgets, Staffing, and
Organization
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Part 27
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X. Financial Statements
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Part 28
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Glossary of Abbreviations
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Part 29
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Boxes
Board of Governors, Executive Board, Interim Committee, and Development Committee 1. Fiscal Problems and Policies 2. SDR Seminar Addresses Several Issues 3. Initiatives to Strengthen Fund Surveillance 4. Initiatives in Openness 5. Fund Data Standards at a Glance 6. Fund Facilities and Policies 7. Guidelines on Performance Criteria with Respect to Foreign Borrowing 8. The Emergency Financing Mechanism and Supplementary Borrowing 9. Guidelines for Fund Support for Currency Stabilization Funds 10. Operational Budget 11. The Fund's Holdings of Gold 12. Designation Plan 13. The Evaluation Function in the Fund 14. Departments of the Fund and Their Major Responsibilities |
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Part 30
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Tables
1. Overview of the World Economy 2. Selected Economies: Current Account Positions 3. The Special Data Dissemination Standard: Coverage, Periodicity, and Timeliness 4. Article IV Consultations Concluded in Financial Year 1996 5. United States: Selected Economic Indicators 6. Japan: Selected Economic Indicators 7. Germany: Selected Economic Indicators 8. France: Selected Economic Indicators 9. United Kingdom: Selected Economic Indicators 10. Italy: Selected Economic Indicators 11. Canada: Selected Economic Indicators 12. Australia: Selected Economic Indicators 13. Austria: Selected Economic Indicators 14. Finland: Selected Economic Indicators 15. Argentina: Selected Economic Indicators 16. Botswana: Selected Economic Indicators 17. China: Selected Economic Indicators 18. Colombia: Selected Economic Indicators 19. Côte d'Ivoire: Selected Economic Indicators 20. India: Selected Economic Indicators 21. Indonesia: Selected Economic Indicators 22. Israel: Selected Economic Indicators 23. Korea: Selected Economic Indicators 24. Mexico: Selected Economic Indicators 25. Mozambique: Selected Economic Indicators 26. Nigeria: Selected Economic Indicators 27. Pakistan: Selected Economic Indicators 28. Peru: Selected Economic Indicators 29. Philippines: Selected Economic Indicators 30. Senegal: Selected Economic Indicators 31. Tunisia: Selected Economic Indicators 32. Georgia: Selected Economic Indicators 33. Mongolia: Selected Economic Indicators 34. Poland: Selected Economic Indicators 35. Romania: Selected Economic Indicators 36. Russia: Selected Economic Indicators 37. Slovak Republic: Selected Economic Indicators 38. Ukraine: Selected Economic Indicators 39. Selected Financial Indicators 40. Arrears to the Fund of Countries with Obligations Overdue by Six Months or More 41. Arrears to the Fund of Countries with Obligations Overdue by Six Months or More, by Type and Duration 42. Change in SDR Valuation Basket 43. Transfers of SDRs 44. Technical Assistance Delivery |
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Part 31
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Charts
1. World Indicators 2. Selected Industrial Countries: Real GDP Growth 3. Developing Countries: Real GDP Growth 4. Selected Countries More Advanced in Transition: Inflation 5. Selected Countries Less Advanced in Transition: Inflation 6. Developing Countries and Countries in Transition: External Debt and Debt Service 7. Fund's Liquidity Ratio, 1982–96 8. General Resources Purchases and Repurchases, Financial Years Ended April 30, 1982–96 9. Total Fund Credit Outstanding to Members (Including Trust Fund, SAF, and ESAF) 10. Composition of Technical Assistance 11. Cost of Major Activities 12. International Monetary Fund: Chart of Organization 13. Financial Year 1996 Capital Budget and Five-Year Plan |
