International Monetary Fund (IMF)
IMF: Larger long-term credit facilities needed in WAEMU
IMF study shows more investment in longer term projects in West African Union countries will enhance returns
IMF: allowing assets to run to maturity best exit strategy
IMF study on Japan’s experience of quantitative easing shows best exit strategy is to allow asset purchases to run to maturity
Trichet plays down 'nuclear option' to end Greece crisis
ECB president Jean-Claude Trichet says option for outright purchase of government bonds is not on table
Sovereign troubles will drag banks down: Moody's
Ratings agency says sovereign downgrades in the southern eurozone could lead to decline in banking sector, further spending cuts will exacerbate problem
IMF: inflation targeting the next step for emerging economies
IMF study makes strong case for adoption of inflation targeting in emerging economies
IMF: tax reforms necessary to reduce poverty in Central America
IMF study shows reform of Central America’s regressive fiscal policies can improve wellbeing of poor households
Gono retains top job in new Zimbabwe board
Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe governor Gideon Gono shock survivor of management cull; nine new board members appointed to improve governance standards
IMF: fiscal policies ineffective in stabilising economies
IMF study shows automatic stabilisers and not outright discretionary fiscal policy is an effective remedy for stability
Indonesia’s finance minister named World Bank managing director
Mulyani Indrawati moves to World Bank Group months after alleged corruption accusations
ECB breaks equal-treatment pledge and accepts Greek junk bonds
European Central Bank suspends minimum credit rating on Greek government debt, breaking its commitment to universal collateral rules
Central bankers split on raising inflation targets: poll
CentralBanking.com poll shows a slim majority think raising targets to 4% is a bad idea, while nearly 44% approve to some extent
Buba’s Weber chastises 'counterproductive' stalling on Greece
Bundesbank president Axel Weber calls for swift action to move forward as Standard & Poor’s downgrades Spain in further sign that Greek crisis is spilling over to neighbouring countries
IMF: Chile’s financial system resilient to global crisis
IMF paper shows little impact of global financial crisis on Chilean banks
Provopoulos: Greece must regain competitive edge
Bank of Greece governor tough on reform; calls for a break from the past
IMF’s Shinohara warns EME dominance may lead to imbalance in growth
IMF deputy director Shinohara indicates global imbalances may result from an uneven distribution of growth
IMF: dollarisation minimises central bank functions
IMF paper offers guidance on dollarisation of currency using past experiences
IMF: Russian housing market vulnerable to external shocks
IMF paper shows house prices in former Soviet countries are vulnerable to foreign capital inflows in open economy model
Initial optimism on Greek bailout may falter
Marco Annunziata, the chief economist at UniCredit, examines the reaction to, and implications of, the Greek bailout
Fund calls for two taxes on banks
Leaked IMF interim report suggests a broad levy, and a profits and salaries tax as contingency against the risk of future government bailouts; rejects Tobin tax idea
Sovereign default the greatest threat: IMF
Sovereign default risk has soared and is the biggest threat to near-term stability, some segments of banking systems also present dangers
IMF: local currency lending cushioned crisis blow
IMF study shows increased domestic currency lending led to relatively strong access to credit in American countries following credit crunch
Buba's Weber says Greece will need up to €80 billion: reports
Bundesbank president Axel Weber reportedly tells German parliamentary group Greek bailout costs could soar
IMF: productivity, not institutions, drive incomes higher
IMF study finds strong evidence of role for total factor productivity in income variability across countries
IMF on the properties of sovereign default models
Research suggests two improvements to model used to account for rate movements in emerging markets