IMF Financial Operations 2018

IMF Financial Operations 2018
Author: International Monetary Fund. Finance Dept.
Publisher: International Monetary Fund
Total Pages: 196
Release: 2018-04-18
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 148434880X

IMF Financial Operations 2018 provides a broad introduction to how the IMF fulfills its mission through its financial activities. It covers the financial structure and operations of the IMF and provides background detail on the financial statements. It reviews the IMF's three main activities: lending, surveillance, and technical assistance.

Update on the Financing of the Fund’s Concessional Assistance and Proposed Amendments to the PRGT Instrument

Update on the Financing of the Fund’s Concessional Assistance and Proposed Amendments to the PRGT Instrument
Author: International Monetary Fund
Publisher: International Monetary Fund
Total Pages: 40
Release: 2014-08-04
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1498343503

New commitments under PRGT-supported programs amounted to SDR 0.15 billion in 2013, while disbursements on existing arrangements amounted to about SDR 0.8 billion. However, this lower demand is expected to be temporary. New commitments are projected to rebound to about SDR 1.5 billion in 2014, similar to the level observed in 2012. These projections are subject to considerable uncertainty regarding progress on ongoing program negotiations.

Update on the Financing of the Fund’s Concessional Assistance and Debt Relief to Low-Income Countries

Update on the Financing of the Fund’s Concessional Assistance and Debt Relief to Low-Income Countries
Author: International Monetary Fund. Finance Dept.
Publisher: International Monetary Fund
Total Pages: 45
Release: 2017-04-17
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1498346987

PRGT-related policies following the 2015 enhancement of the financial safety net for LICs, while options to better assist countries confronting sudden balance of payments needs due to large natural disasters are under consideration. Demand for PRGT resources has increased. Demand for concessional resources has exceeded historical averages in recent years, mainly in response to sustained low commodity prices and deteriorated global financial market conditions. Demand is expected to reach new highs in 2017 and longer-term estimates have been raised somewhat.

Update on the Financing of the Fund's Concessional Assistance and Debt Relief to Low-Income Member Countries

Update on the Financing of the Fund's Concessional Assistance and Debt Relief to Low-Income Member Countries
Author: International Monetary Fund. Finance Dept.
Publisher: International Monetary Fund
Total Pages: 43
Release: 2016-01-04
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1498345824

Better targeted support to LICs. In July 2015, the Executive Board approved measures to strengthen the financial safety net for low-income countries. Specifically, access norms and limits to the Poverty Reduction and Growth Trust (PRGT) resources were increased by 50 percent and the Rapid Credit Facility (RCF) interest rate was set permanently at zero. In addition, four countries graduated from PRGT eligibility. Together with a rebalancing of the mix of blended financing towards more use of general Fund resources for better-off PRGT-eligible countries, these reforms were broadly resource neutral and left the PRGT self-sustaining framework intact. Demand for PRGT resources up strongly. In 2015, demand reached SDR 1.5 billion, largely in response to shocks to commodity prices and adverse global financial market conditions. Demand is expected to remain elevated in 2016, as the global environment continues to be challenging.

Selected Decisions and Selected Documents of the International Monetary Fund, Thirty-Seventh Issue

Selected Decisions and Selected Documents of the International Monetary Fund, Thirty-Seventh Issue
Author: International Monetary Fund. Legal Dept.
Publisher: International Monetary Fund
Total Pages: 1088
Release: 2014-12-23
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1475548656

The Thirty-Seventh Issue of Selected Decisions and Selected Documents of the International Monetary Fund includes decisions, interpretations, and resolutions of the Executive Board and the Board of Governors of the International Monetary Fund, as well as selected documents to which frequent reference is made in the current activities of the Fund. In addition, it includes documents relating to the IMF, the United Nations, and other international organizations.

Update on the Financing of the Fund's Concessional Assistance and Debt Relief to Low-Income Member Countries

Update on the Financing of the Fund's Concessional Assistance and Debt Relief to Low-Income Member Countries
Author: International Monetary Fund
Publisher: International Monetary Fund
Total Pages: 44
Release: 2015-03-04
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1498344801

This paper reviews recent developments in the financing of the Fund’s concessional lending and debt relief since the October 2014 Update. It presents the latest available data including the new commitments of loan resources to the PRGT and the sources of initial financing for the newly created CCR Trust, replacing the PCDR Trust. It also discusses the PRGT’s potential self sustaining capacity in the context of longer term projections of the demand for concessional lending and robustness to alternative scenarios.

Fiscal Sustainability in African HIPC Countries

Fiscal Sustainability in African HIPC Countries
Author: Alina Kudina
Publisher: International Monetary Fund
Total Pages: 28
Release: 2003-09-01
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1451859538

This paper looks at the link between fiscal policy and debt sustainability in a number of African countries participating in the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) Initiative. The paper finds that, on the basis of current fiscal policies, debt levels will remain unsustainable even after these countries graduate from the HIPC Initiative. This finding has important policy implications. By the very requirements of the HIPC Initiative, these countries are expected to increase significantly their poverty-reducing expenditure-possibly resulting in weaker fiscal primary balances and worsening debt sustainability outlook. As offsetting fiscal tightening may not be viable, ensuring debt sustainability may thus require increased availability of (nondebt-creating) grants. Otherwise, debt sustainability in HIPC countries may prove elusive in the long term.