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- Different outlooks. (world economy may expand 4.5% by 2002; includes additional international business news)(Business This Week)(Brief Article)
- The world economy is set fair for steady expansion of about 4.5% a year over the next five years, according to predictions from the IMF in its annual World Economic Outlook. It praised central banks for keeping inflation under control. Two surprises: tThe world economy is set...
- Research articles 1997-09-20
- Looking to Japan. (International Monetary Fund and World Bank to encourage Japan to strengthen its economy)(Business This Week)(includes additional international business news)(Brief Article)
- The IMF and the World Bank, in Washington for their spring meeting, had two main items on their agenda. The first was strengthening the global financial system in the aftermath of the Asian crisis; the second was persuading Japan to pull itself-and theThe IMF and the World...
- Research articles 1998-04-18
- New Bermuda Premier Works With Insurers.
- The new Bermuda government is committed to making the island a friendly environment for international business and especially the insurance industry according to Jennifer M. Smith. the newly elected Premier of Bermuda and leader of the Progressive La The new Bermuda government is committed to making...
- Research articles 1999-03-01
- Can the Standard International Business Cycle Model Explain the Relation Between Trade and Comovement?
- The empirical research finds that pairs of countries with stronger trade linkages tend to have more highly correlated business cycles. The paper assesses whether the standard international business cycle framework can replicate this intuitive result. It employs a three-country model with transportation costs. It simulates the effects of increased goods...
- White papers 2005-10-01
- Mali: Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper Implementation Report
- Mali is a landlocked country structurally dependent on the regional and international economies; it has been severely handicapped by a very unfavorable international business climate. Mali's economy experienced combined shocks to which the government responded energetically so as to maintain macroeconomic stability and protect vulnerable population segments. The government of...
- White papers 2005-12-01
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- `IMF made E. Asia recession deeper, longer and harder', BUSINESS TIMES
- Business Times Malaysia 05-22-2000 WHEN Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr. Mahathir Mohammed took to task the Bretton Woods institutions - the International Monetary Fund IMF and the World Bank - for causing more harm than good to developing cou Business...
- Research articles 2000-05-22
- IMF Exploring Insurance Levy on Banks
- By Brian LovePARIS (Reuters UK) - The International Monetary Fund is exploring the idea of making banks pay insurance fees to fund any future rescues in the sector, IMF managing director Dominique Strauss-Kahn said on Sunday.He said such a tax would be in line with a proposal at the weekend...
- News items 2009-11-08
- IMF exploring insurance levy on banks
- By Brian Love of Reuters PARIS - The International Monetary Fund is exploring the idea of making banks pay insurance fees to fund any future rescues in the sector, IMF managing director Dominique Strauss-Kahn said. He said such a tax would be in line with a proposal at the weekend...
- News items 2009-11-08
- Give developing nations bigger voice, World Bank/IMF urged, BUSINESS TIMES
- Business Times Malaysia 09-24-2003 DUBAI, Tues: Malaysia wants a fairer World Bank and International Monetary Fund IMF through stronger participation from developing nations. Second Finance Minister Datuk Dr Jamaludin Jarjis said develop Business Times Malaysia ...
- Research articles 2003-09-24
- IMF/World Bank: Power Grabs and Dirty Secrets, Reports International Development Agency
- To: BUSINESS EDITORSContact: Sandy Krawitz of ActionAid International, +1-202-492- 7207, sandy.krawitz@actionaid.org WASHINGTON, July 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The World Bank and International Monetary Fund IMF are in trouble, says the international development agency, ActionAid. With recent power upsets at both institutions, poor nations and global civil society are taking a closer...
- Research articles 2007-07-02
- Faith and resilience, BUSINESS TIMES
- Business Times Malaysia 09-28-2001 THE outlook for the global economy does not look very bright in the months ahead, the International Monetary Fund IMF says, noting that signs of a slowdown were already present before the September 11 atta Business...
- Research articles 2001-09-28
- Retrenching. (South Korea is struggling to regain economic strength despite receiving an International Monetary Fund aid package)(Business This Week; includes other international business news briefs)(Brief Article)
- South Korea, the beneficiary of a huge IMF-brokered rescue package earlier this month, seemed sicker than ever. Five more merchant banks were closed down, and the government took control of two big banks, SeoulBank and Korea First. Under the Fund's preSouth Korea, the beneficiary of a huge...
- Research articles 1997-12-13
- Financial Regulation and Supervision after the Crisis: The Role of the Federal Reserve
- At the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston 54th Economic Conference, Chatham, MassachusettsOctober 23, 2009 The theme of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston's Economic Conference this year–reevaluating regulatory, supervisory, and central banking policies in the wake of the crisis–is certainly timely. Not much more than a year ago, we and...
- News items 2009-10-23
- IMF, World Bank open as usual despite terror threat
- WASHINGTON AFP ? The IMF and World Bank opened for business Monday amid tightened security in the wake of a weekend alert that the two institutions were on a list of terror targets of the al-Qaeda organization. Employees of the organizations appeared to be taking the news in stride,...
- Research articles 2004-08-02
- KL, Tokyo agree on currency swap terms, BUSINESS TIMES
- Business Times Malaysia 05-11-2001 MALAYSIA and Japan have agreed on terms for two bilateral currency swap facilities involving a total of US$3.5 billion (US$1 = RM3.80) which will largely be free of International Monetary Fund IMF conditio Business Times Malaysia...
- Research articles 2001-05-11
- U.S. foreign policy and the international financial institutions - Joan E. Spero, Under Sec. for Economic, Business, and Agricultural Affairs - Transcript
- Mr. Chairman and members of the subcommittee. I appreciate the opportunity to speak to you today about a subject of great importance to the State Department and to American leadership in the world. The International Financial Institutions - the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund - IMF, and the regional...
- Research articles 1970-01-01
- Dewey Ballantine LLP Establishes International Legislative Reform Practice Group
- Business Editors NEW YORK--BUSINESS WIRE--Oct. 9, 2000 Veteran World Bank/IMF and Asian Development Bank Leaders Herbert Morais and Ian Newport Join Dewey Ballantine Herbert V. Morais and Ian Newport have joined the Washington D.C. office of Dewey Ballantine LLP as senior policy advisors, to help direct...
- Research articles 2000-10-09
- Congressional Commission Recommends Limits to IMF, World Bank Funding.(Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News)
- Mar. 9--WASHINGTON--A congressional commission Wednesday characterized the World Bank and International Monetary Fund as high-cost and ineffective institutions and urged Congress to support scaling back their operations. Mar. 9--WASHINGTON--A congressional commission Wednesday characterized the World Bank and International Monetary Fund as high-cost...
- Research articles 2000-03-08
- 3 Factors Impacting Gulf Economies and ETFs
- Tom Lydon ETF Trends submits: Many oil-exporting economies are set for contraction in the coming year as the global slowdown is showing latent effects and oil prices continue to waver, putting related ETFs on pause for now.The International Monetary Fund cut its economic growth forecast for countries such as...
- External links 2009-05-19
- AME Info, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Business Briefs Column.
- AME Info, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 18--DUBAI REAL ESTATE DEALS QUADRUPLE: The Dubai real estate sector is booming with transactions quadrupling last week to USD22 million, according to the land and properties department. There were 31...
- Research articles 2001-10-18
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