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International Monetary Fund Annual Report 2019 : Our Connected World »
Series: Annual Report of the Executive Board
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. Secretary's Department
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 04 October 2019
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781498321563.011
ISBN: 9781498321563
Keywords: Foreign trade, Commodities, Corruption, Debt management, Financial safety nets, Productivity, Sustainable development, Gender, Income inequality, Poverty and inequality
This issue of Annual Report discusses that the global economy is at a delicate moment. The expansion of early 2018 has lost momentum, in large part in response to rising trade tensions. There are threats from risin...

Financial Indicators and Financial Change in Africa and Asia »
Source: Financial Indicators and Financial Change in Africa and Asia
Volume/Issue: 1995/123
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s): Huw Pill , and Mahmood Pradhan
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 November 1995
ISBN: 9781451854558
Keywords: financial liberalization, financial sector development, financial sector, financial system, financial deepening
Deregulation of the financial system often proceeds in tandem with macroeconomic stabilization centered on monetary and other financial targets. This paper presents a model where there may be conflict between these...

Excerpt: Frontier and Developing Asia : The Next Generation of Emerging Markets »
Series: Miscellaneous Publication (Other)
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 30 January 2015
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781484305379.073
ISBN: 9781484305379
Keywords: Emerging financial markets, Asia, frontier markets, next generation markets, low income countries, macroeconomics, international finance, financial markets, financial sector, economic development
This is an excerpt from Frontier and Developing Asia: the Next Generation of Emerging Markets. Frontier and developing Asia, which includes countries such as Vietnam, Cambodia, and Bangladesh, is located in the wor...

Financial Development and Poverty Alleviation »
Source: Financial Development and Poverty Alleviation : Issues and Policy Implications for Developing and Transition Countries
Volume/Issue: 2001/160
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s): Vassili Prokopenko , and Paul Holden
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 October 2001
ISBN: 9781451857740
Keywords: financial development, financial institutions, financial system, financial services, financial markets, financial sector, Financial Institutions and Services: General, Economic Development: General,
This paper reviews current thinking on the relationship between financial development and poverty alleviation-a subject that has grown increasingly important in the policy prescriptions of the IMF and other interna...

Finance in Lower Income Countries »
Source: Finance in Lower Income Countries : An Empirical Exploration
Volume/Issue: 2005/167
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s): Poonam Gupta , Thierry Tressel , and Enrica Detragiache
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 August 2005
ISBN: 9781451861860
Keywords: Financial development, financial sector, banking, deposit insurance, financial sector performance, banking system,
This paper considers how a comprehensive set of factors relates to financial sector performance in low-income countries (LICs). It finds that corruption and inflation are associated with a shallower and less effici...

A Change in Focus: China’s external surplus is dwindling, with repercussions for its Asian trading partners »
Source: Finance & Development, September 2012
Volume/Issue: 49/3
Series: Finance & Development
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. External Relations Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 28 November 2012
ISBN: 9781475504767
Keywords: Finance and Development, financial sector, financial stability, international financial architecture, global financial system
Technology is generating a global convergence. A "big bang" of information-and education as well-is improving human lives. And with global interconnectivity growing by leaps and bounds, we are all witness to a rapi...

Thailand »
Source: Thailand : Financial Sector Assessment Program-Detailed Assessment of Observance-Insurance Core Principles
Volume/Issue: 2019/320
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. Monetary and Capital Markets Department
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 24 October 2019
ISBN: 9781513517650
Keywords: Financial regulation and supervision, Financial crises, Financial sector development, Financial institutions, Financial infrastructure, ISCR, CR, non-life, insurer, reinsurer
This Detailed Assessment of Observance on Insurance Core Principles on Thailand discusses that the government of Thailand has made a concerted effort to develop the insurance sector. The government has implemented...

Future of Asia’s Finance »
Source: Future of Asia's Finance : How Can it Meet Challenges of Demographic Change and Infrastructure Needs?
Volume/Issue: 2014/126
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s): Ding Ding , Waikei Lam , and Shanaka Peiris
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 16 July 2014
ISBN: 9781498321082
Keywords: Demographic change, infrastructure financing, financial deepening, financial integration, capital and financial flows, bond, financial markets, financial sector development, bonds, Models with Panel Data
There is a role for Asia's financial sector to play to address the challenges associated with the region's changing demographics and infrastructure investment needs. Enhancing financial innovation and integration i...

Singapore »
Source: Singapore : Financial Sector Assessment Program-Technical Note-Fintech: Implications for the Regulation and Supervision of the Financial Sector
Volume/Issue: 2019/229
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. Monetary and Capital Markets Department
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 15 July 2019
ISBN: 9781498325882
Keywords: Financial sector development, Economic growth, Supply and demand, Central banks, Financial crises, MAS, security token, sandbox, CFT, AML
This technical note examines the implications of fintech for the regulation and supervision of the Singaporean financial services sector. It provides an overview of the financial system with a focus on fintech deve...

Nepal - Assessment Letter for the Asian Development Bank »
Source: Nepal - Assessment Letter for the Asian Development Bank
Volume/Issue: 2007/050
Series: Policy Papers
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 16 November 2007
ISBN: 9781498333184
Keywords: Asian Development Bank, Assessment letters, Economic conditions, Financial management, Financial institutions, Macroprudential policies and financial stability, Financial sector reform, Poverty reduction, NRB, domestic finance
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