Balance of Payments Textbook

Balance of Payments Textbook
Author: International Monetary Fund
Publisher: International Monetary Fund
Total Pages: 159
Release: 1996-04-15
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1557755701

The Balance of Payments Textbook, like the Balance of Payments Compilation Guide, is a companion document to the fifth edition of the Balance of Payments Manual. The Textbook provides illustrative examples and applications of concepts, definitions, classifications, and conventions contained in the Manual and affords compilers with opportunities for enhancing their understanding of the relevant parts of the Manual. The Textbook is one of the main reference materials for training courses in balance of payments methodology.

IMF History Volume 3 (1945-1965)

IMF History Volume 3 (1945-1965)
Author: International Monetary Fund
Publisher: International Monetary Fund
Total Pages: 572
Release: 1996-02-29
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1451972512

This paper comprises documents relating to the history of the IMF, including some that preceded the drafting of the Articles of Agreement. The paper highlights that the first draft of Lord Keynes’ plan for a Clearing Union was circulated within the British Treasury on September 8, 1941. A fourth draft was given to Ministers on February 11, 1942. The first definitive version of Mr. White’s plan for a stabilization fund was a mimeographed draft dated April 1942. This covered both the IMF and the World Bank.

The International Monetary Fund 1945-1965

The International Monetary Fund 1945-1965
Author: International Monetary Fund
Publisher: International Monetary Fund
Total Pages: 683
Release: 1996-02-29
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1451955251

IMF economists work closely with member countries on a variety of issues. Their unique perspective on country experiences and best practices on global macroeconomic issues are often shared in the form of books on diverse topics such as cross-country comparisons, capacity building, macroeconomic policy, financial integration, and globalization.

Development Financing and Changes in Circumstances

Development Financing and Changes in Circumstances
Author: Bolivar Moura Rocha
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 157
Release: 2016-04-15
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1317727096

First published in 1999. This study starts with the reasons underlying that apparent bias of loan agreements to which developing country borrowers were parties and then develops to look at the issue of the potential benefits of having documentation evidencing developing country indebtedness provide for contractual relief for borrowers in case of adverse changes in circumstances.

IMF History Volume 2 (1945-1965)

IMF History Volume 2 (1945-1965)
Author: International Monetary Fund
Publisher: International Monetary Fund
Total Pages: 652
Release: 1996-02-29
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1451962924

This paper discusses the history of the first 20 years of the IMF. It attempts to recount objectively what were its origins and what have been its plans and activities. The paper contains a chronological account of the evolution of the IMF from the original plans formulated in 1941 to the end of 1965, with a supplementary chapter summarizing subsequent events. It analyzes the IMF’s policies in three major fields and reviews its constitutional development.