International Monetary Fund (IMF)
The Monetary Transmission Mechanism in Japan
RESEARCH - With voices at the Bank of Japan and Ministry of Finance suggesting that more radical monetary policy tools are used to counter Japan's current deflationary spiral and recession this IMF paper looks at how monetary shocks impact on the…
Speech by Anne Krueger of the IMF
SPEECH - Address by Anne Krueger, First Deputy Managing Director, International Monetary Fund, given at the National Economists' Club Annual Members' Dinner, American Enterprise Institute, Washington DC, 26 November.
Speech by Horst Kohler, Managing Director, IMF
SPEECH - Statement by IMF Managing Director, Horst Kohler, given at the Fourth WTO Ministerial Conference, Doha, 10 November.
Speech by Horst Kohler, Managing Director, IMF
SPEECH - Address by Horst Kohler, Managing Director, International Monetary Fund, St. Michael, Barbados, 5 November.
Speech by John Odling-Smee of the IMF
SPEECH - Speech by John Odling-Smee, Director, European II Department, IMF, given at the Belarusian Academy of Management, Minsk, 6 November.
IMF Staff Report on Germany
REPORT - IMF Publications Germany: 2001 Article IV Consultation--Staff Report; Staff Supplement; and Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion Series, 7 November.
IMF upbeat on Russia
RUSSIA - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has expressed confidence in the Russian economy, which it said is set to weather the downturn in oil prices and global growth.
Speech by Horst Kohler MD of the IMF
SPEECH - Remarks by Horst Kohler, Managing Director, International Monetary Fund, given at a Staff Reception in Honour of Stanley Fischer, 1 October.
Stanley Fischer - Farewell To the Staff
SPEECH - Speech by Stanley Fischer of the International Monetary Fund at the IMF Atrium, Washington, D.C., 1 October.
More to economic forecasts than meets the eye
ARTICLE - A letter published in the London edition of the Financial Times Wednesday 2 October argues against an editorial - The value of IMF forecasts - the FT published the previous week.
IMF News Brief - Loan to Pakistan
NEWS BRIEF - IMF completes last review under Pakistan's stand-by arrangement, approves US$135 million disbursement.
IMF may produce interim WEO on impact of US attack
REPORT - Ken Rogoff, chief economist of the IMF said today that his Research Department may well produce an interim World Economic Outlook report to consider some of the quantitative implications of the terrorist attacks in New York.
IMF World Economic Outlook - Released 26 September
REPORT - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has published its twice yearly World Economic Outlook. The World Economic Outlook presents the IMF staff's analysis and projections of economic developments at the global level, in major country groups …
IMF warns on global economy
IMF REPORT - The International Monetary Fund has forecast a sharper slowdown in the world economy, following the terrorist attacks in the United States.
IMF shrugs off recession fears
US - The IMF has said it does not expect the global economy to fall into recession as a result of the impact of the terrorist attacks on the United States.
IMF promises more efforts on crisis prevention
IMF ANNUAL REPORT 2001 - International Monetary Fund Managing Director Horst Koehler yesterday, Wednesday, reiterated that the international lender will focus more in the coming months and years on preventing economic crises.
IMF new lending rises slightly
IMF ANNUAL REPORT 2001 - Lending by the International Monetary Fund in its financial year 2001 to last April increased slightly, reflecting additional loans to Argentina and Turkey to assist their economic reform.
Embracing change, IMF looks for shareholder reform
IMF ANNUAL REPORT 2001 - The International Monetary Fund yesterday, 20 September, issued its annual report for 2001, highlighting its progress in implementing reforms and urging its members - particularly the advanced economies - to do the same.
IMF Statement on US tragic events
IMF Statement on Tragic Events in the United States, 12 September
Farewell to the IMF Executive Board - Fischer
SPEECH - Stanley Fischer, First Deputy Managing Director, International Monetary Fund, 30 August.
Horst Kohler at Stanley Fischer’s leaving dinner
SPEECH - Dinner in Honour of Stanley Fischer. Remarks by Horst Kohler, Managing Director, International Monetary Fund 29 August.
Philippines: Preparations for Inflation Targeting
WORKING PAPER - IMF Working Paper written by Piyabha Kongsamut and published August 2001.
Two monetary approaches to the balance of payments
WORKING PAPER - IMF Working Paper written by Jacques J Polak and published August 2001. The two monetary approaches to the balance of payments: Keynesian and Johnsonian.
Big bang or gradualism in economic reforms
WORKING PAPER - IMF Working Paper written by Andrew Feltenstein and Saleh M Nsouli published August 2001. "Big Bang" Versus Gradualism in Economic Reforms: An Intertemporal Analysis with an Application to China.