Direction of Trade Statistics Quarterly, June 2015

Direction of Trade Statistics Quarterly, June 2015
Author: International Monetary Fund. Statistics Dept.
Publisher: International Monetary Fund
Total Pages: 470
Release: 2015-06-09
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1498359183

This June 2015 issue of Direction of Trade Statistics Quarterly provide, for about 160 countries, tables with current data (or estimates) on the value of imports from and exports to their most important trading partners. Quarterly issues of this publication provide, for about 160 countries, tables with current data (or estimates) on the value of imports from and exports to their most important trading partners. In addition, similar summary tables for the world, industrial countries, and developing countries are included. The yearbook provides, for the most recent seven years, detailed trade data by country for approximately 184 countries, the world, and major areas. Reported data are supplemented by estimates whenever such data are not current or are not available in monthly frequency.

Direction of Trade Statistics Quarterly, June 2015

Direction of Trade Statistics Quarterly, June 2015
Author: International Monetary Fund. Statistics Dept.
Publisher: International Monetary Fund
Total Pages: 472
Release: 2015-06-09
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1475599919

This June 2015 issue of Direction of Trade Statistics Quarterly provide, for about 160 countries, tables with current data (or estimates) on the value of imports from and exports to their most important trading partners. Quarterly issues of this publication provide, for about 160 countries, tables with current data (or estimates) on the value of imports from and exports to their most important trading partners. In addition, similar summary tables for the world, industrial countries, and developing countries are included. The yearbook provides, for the most recent seven years, detailed trade data by country for approximately 184 countries, the world, and major areas. Reported data are supplemented by estimates whenever such data are not current or are not available in monthly frequency.

International Financial Statistics, June 2015

International Financial Statistics, June 2015
Author: International Monetary Fund. Statistics Dept.
Publisher: International Monetary Fund
Total Pages: 914
Release: 2015-06-01
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1484304578

This June 2015 issue of International Financial Statistics (IFS) is a standard source of statistics on all aspects of international and domestic finance. IFS publish, for most countries of the world, current data on exchange rates, international liquidity, international banking, money and banking, interest rates, prices, production, international transactions (including balance of payments and international investment position), government finance, and national accounts. Information is presented in tables for specific countries and in tables for area and world aggregates. IFS is published monthly and annually. In IFS, exchange rates are expressed in time series of national currency units per SDR (the unit of account for the IMF) and national currency units per US dollar, or vice versa.

Putin and His Neighbors

Putin and His Neighbors
Author: Dina R. Spechler
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 164
Release: 2019-11-21
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1498588727

Russian President Vladimir Putin has implemented a set of policies toward his neighbors intended to help him re-establish his country's status as a major world power. These have included dominating, as far as possible, the independent states that once were part of the USSR and preventing further NATO encroachment on Russia's borders. He has also sought a pragmatic partnership with China to help bolster the Russian economy in the face of Western sanctions and declining revenues from oil and gas. This book argues that Putin's efforts have been largely, although not entirely, successful. Inthe future, however, the weakness of the Russian economy as compared to China's may pose a threat to Moscow's ability to maintain a Russian sphere of influence in its own neighborhood.

MENA Quarterly Economic Brief, July 2015

MENA Quarterly Economic Brief, July 2015
Author: Shantayanan Devarajan
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Total Pages: 46
Release: 2015
Genre: Iran
ISBN: 1464807027

Iran and the Permanent Members of the UN Security Council and Germany (P5+1) reached a deal on July 14, 2015 that limits Iranian nuclear activity in return for lifting all international sanctions that were placed on Iran (Box 1). This issue of the MENA Quarterly Economic Brief (QEB) traces the economic effects of this development--removing sanctions on Iran--on the world oil market, on Iran's trading partners, and on the Iranian economy.

Multinational Rapid Response Mechanisms

Multinational Rapid Response Mechanisms
Author: John Karlsrud
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 182
Release: 2018-12-19
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1351005324

The track record of military rapid response mechanisms, troops on standby, ready to be deployed to a crisis within a short time frame by intergovernmental organizations, remains disappointing. Yet, many of the obstacles to multinational actors launching a rapid and effective military response in times of crisis are largely similar. This book is the first comprehensive and comparative contribution to explore and identify the key factors that hamper and enable the development and deployment of multinational rapid response mechanisms. Examining lessons from deployments by the AU, the EU, NATO, and the UN in the Central African Republic, Mali, Somalia and counter-piracy in the Horn of Africa, the contributors focus upon the following questions: Was there a rapid response to the crises? By whom? If not, what were the major obstacles to rapid response? Did inter-organizational competition hinder responsiveness? Or did cooperation facilitate responsiveness? Bringing together leading scholars working in this area offers a unique opportunity to analyze and develop lessons for policy-makers and for theorists of inter-organizational relations. This work will be of interest to scholars and students of peacebuilding, peacekeeping, legitimacy and international relations.

International Financial Statistics, July 2017

International Financial Statistics, July 2017
Author: International Monetary Fund. Statistics Dept.
Publisher: International Monetary Fund
Total Pages: 885
Release: 2017-07-11
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1484309316

This paper discusses about countries where multiple exchange rates are in effect, IMF staff estimates of weighted average exchange rates are used in many cases. A weighted average exchange rate is constructed as an average of the various exchange rates, with the weights reflecting the share of trade transacted at each rate. The notes to the country tables in the monthly issues provide information about exceptions in the choice of the consumer price index and the period average exchange rate index. For a relatively small number of countries, notes in the country tables in the monthly issues indicate where alternative price indices, such as the wholesale/producer price index or a weighted average of several price indices, are used; where data constraints have made it necessary to use weighting schemes based on aggregate bilateral non-oil trade data; and where trade in services (such as tourism) has been taken into account.

International Financial Statistics , August 2017

International Financial Statistics , August 2017
Author: International Monetary Fund. Statistics Dept.
Publisher: International Monetary Fund
Total Pages: 889
Release: 2017-07-31
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1484313674

This paper discusses currencies’ relative importance in international trade and finance, the weights are based on the value of the exports of goods and services of the members issuing these currencies and the balances of their currencies officially held by members of the IMF. From January 1981 to December 1985, the currencies and currency weights of the five members having the largest exports of goods and services during 1975–1979 were the US dollar, 42 percent; deutsche mark, 19 percent; French franc, Japanese yen, and pound sterling, 13 percent each. From January 1986 through December 1990, reflecting the 1980–1984, the weights had changed to US dollar, 42 percent; deutsche mark, 19 percent; Japanese yen, 15 percent; French franc and pound sterling, 12 percent each. From January 1991 to December 1995, reflecting the years 1985–1989, the weights were US dollar, 40 percent; deutsche mark, 21 percent; Japanese yen, 17 percent; French franc and pound sterling, 11 percent each.

International Financial Statistics, February 2017

International Financial Statistics, February 2017
Author: International Monetary Fund. Statistics Dept.
Publisher: International Monetary Fund
Total Pages: 898
Release: 2017-01-31
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1475567154

This paper explores the country tables normally include data on a country’s exchange rates, IMF position, international liquidity, monetary statistics, interest rates, prices, production, labor, international transactions, government accounts, national accounts, and population. The International Financial Statistics (IFS) contains country tables for most IMF members, as well as for Anguilla, Aruba, the Central African Economic and Monetary Community (CEMAC), Curaçao, the currency union of Curaçao and Sint Maarten, the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union (ECCU), the euro area, Montserrat, the former Netherlands Antilles, Sint Maarten, the West African Economic Monetary Union (WAEMU), West Bank and Gaza, and some non-sovereign territorial entities for which statistics are provided internationally on a separate basis. Also, selected series are drawn from the country tables and published in area and world tables. Selected series, including data on IMF accounts, international reserves, and international trade, are drawn from the country tables and published in world tables as well.

International Financial Statistics, April 2017

International Financial Statistics, April 2017
Author: International Monetary Fund. Statistics Dept.
Publisher: International Monetary Fund
Total Pages: 900
Release: 2017-03-31
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1475591217

This paper provides notes to the country tables in the monthly issues provide information about exceptions in the choice of the consumer price index and the period average exchange rate index. For a relatively small number of countries, notes in the country tables in the monthly issues indicate where alternative price indices, such as the wholesale/producer price index or a weighted average of several price indices, are used; where data constraints have made it necessary to use weighting schemes based on aggregate bilateral non-oil trade data; and where trade in services (such as tourism) has been taken into account. When a country joins the IMF, it is assigned a quota that fits into the structure of existing quotas. Quotas are considered in the light of the member’s economic characteristics, and taking into account quotas of similar countries. Quotas are reviewed at intervals of not more than five years. The reviews take account of changes in the relative economic positions of members and the growth of the world economy.