Authors:Charles Enoch, David Marston, Michael Taylor,
Publisher: International Monetary Fund
Keywords: resolution, surveillance, banks, strong, building
Number of Pages: 389
Published: 2001-10
List price: $38.00
ISBN-10: 1589060431
ISBN-13: 9781589060432

Since the mid-1990s, economic observers have kept a watchful eye on the financial sector because of its potential to spark economic crises. Banks in particular have come under close scrutiny. Building Strong Banks through Surveillance and Resolution offers guidance on setting up regulatory and supervisory regimes that can help to prevent crises and on dealing with turmoil, should a crisis erupt. The book contains a collection of essays – drawn from practical experience -- on a wide range of issues germane to bolstering the banking and financial sector, including developing adequate standards

Authors:Tomas J. T. Balino, Charles Enoch,
Publisher: International Monetary Fund
Keywords: paper, intl, monetary, fund, occasional, experiences, board, arrangements, issues, currency
Number of Pages: 52
Published: 1997-08
List price: $15.00
ISBN-10: 1557756686
ISBN-13: 9781557756688

Authors:Louis Forget, Vida Seme Hocevar,
Publisher: International Monetary Fund
Keywords: amp, guides, manuals, overview, intelligence, units, financial
Number of Pages: 133
Published: 2004-05
List price: $23.00
ISBN-10: 158906349X
ISBN-13: 9781589063495

This handbook considers a range of issues involved in developing effective strategies to combat money laundering and the financing of terrorism through the creation of financial intelligence units (FIUs). Topics discussed include: key steps involved in establishing an FIU; different types such as administrative, law enforcement, judicial and hybrid FIUs; core functions; organisation and staffing; reporting standards; dissemination of financial intelligence to appropriate authorities; and international assessments. Examples of existing FIU settings and arrangements are given from a number of di

Authors:Ratna Sahay, David Owen Robinson, Paul Cashin,
Publisher: International Monetary Fund
Keywords: growth, sustained, vulnerability, caribbean
Number of Pages: 346
Published: 2006-09-30
List price: $28.00
ISBN-10: 158906514X
ISBN-13: 9781589065147

This book sets out the economic challenges facing the island nations of the Caribbean, and presents policy options to ameliorate external shocks and embark firmly on a sustained growth path. While the countries of the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union that are the focus of the book have enjoyed a sustained period of price and exchange rate stability, they have been buffeted in recent years by adverse shocks, including the erosion of trade preferences, declines in official foreign assistance, and frequent natural disasters. Strengthening their growth performance will require design of a multifac

Author: Alan A. Tait
Publisher: International Monetary Fund
Keywords: practice, problems, international, tax, added, value
Number of Pages: 450
Published: 1988-08
List price: $29.50
ISBN-10: 1557750122
ISBN-13: 9781557750129

This book is an examination of VAT. It looks at problems and theoretical options and potential impacts, as well as detailing the practical aspects of implementing new tax structures. The author advances arguments for and against alternative policies and illustrates his study with international examples from Europe, Latin America, Asia, and the Pacific. He suggests that countries can learn from each other’s experiences with VAT.

Author: Christoph B. Rosenberg
Publisher: International Monetary Fund
Keywords: imf, occasional, papers, application, crises, related, vulnerabilities, financial, debt
Number of Pages: 48
Published: 2005-04-30
List price: $25.00
ISBN-10: 1589064259
ISBN-13: 9781589064256

This publication examines the application of the balance sheet approach (BSA) in financial vulnerability analysis of emerging market economies, including its conceptual framework, trends over the past decade including case studies, and related policy issues. This concept is being increasingly used in the IMF’s analysis of debt-related vulnerabilities, as evidenced by a growing number of Article IV consultation reports providing applications to individual countries, as well as a large body of academic literature on financial crises and their origins.

Author: Maxwell Watson
Publisher: International Monetary Fund
Keywords: international, markets, prospects, capital, issues, policy, development, developments, key
Number of Pages: 125
Published: 1986-05
List price: $7.50
ISBN-10: 0939934590
ISBN-13: 9780939934591