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General discussion: role reversal in global finance
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The International Monetary Fund 50 years after Bretton Woods
In July 1944 at Bretton Woods, New Hampshire, delegates from 44 nations agreed upon an international monetary system to be established following World War II. At the heart of the system was the International Monetary Fund, which was to foster economic prosperity by promoting international monetary cooperation, orderly exchange-rate arrangements, restriction-free multilateral payments, and efficient balance-ofpayments adjustment. ; This article surveys the functioning of the IMF, focusing on recent experience. The article discusses the means and methods the IMF has employed to achieve its ...
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Interview with Anne O. Krueger
The first deputy managing director of the International Monetary Fund discusses currency boards, the resilient world economy and the importance of economic literacy, among other issues, with Minneapolis Fed Research Director Arthur J. Rolnick.
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View from the International Monetary Fund
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International regulatory cooperation after the crisis
The heads of state of a broad coalition of nations, the Group of Twenty (G-20), met in September 2009 in Pittsburgh to chart the course of recovery from the financial crisis and set internationally agreed-upon objectives for the reform of regulatory policy.
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Commercial bank financing of world payment imbalance
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Statement to Congress, May 21, 1998, (Asian financial crisis).
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Managing financial crises in emerging markets
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Rethinking the International Monetary System: an overview
When the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston chose "Rethinking the International Monetary System" as the topic for its 43rd Economic Conference, it was clear that the worst international financial crisis in decades had caused tremors within the economics profession and the policymaking establishment. The miracle countries of Asia had suffered sharp currency devaluation and deep economic downturns, the turmoil had spilled over into Russia and Latin America, and a severe liquidity crisis had briefly threatened banking systems in the advanced countries. Not surprisingly, then, the events of the ...