Financial Crisis: IMF Key Issues

Key Issues
Financial Crisis

Global Financial System Shows Signs of Recovery, IMF Says

Risks to the global financial system have subsided as a result of unprecedented policy actions and, more recently, a nascent global economic recovery, a new IMF report says. But the report also warns of significant policy issues on the road to financial rehabilitation.

Country News

Central Asia Can Count on IMF Support
IMF Survey Magazine article
Bosnia and Herzegovina Get Help to Boost Confidence During Financial Crisis
Press Release
IMF Mission Concludes Visit to Ukraine
Press release

IMF Crisis Analysis

Access to Finance Key in Public-Private Partnerships
IMF Working Paper
Spend Fiscal Stimulus to Help Recovery
IMF Survey Magazine article
Risks Remain in U.S. Economy
IMF Survey Magazine article

Opinion

Economists, Economics and the Crisis
Tough questions from VoxEu.org
The World Must Not Forget Africa During This Crisis
Op-ed by Dominique Strauss-Kahn in The National
Icelanders Are Angry But Will Make Sacrifices
Op-ed by Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir in Financial Times
Global Crisis: What Happened and How Can We Recover?
Podcast discussion
Public Wants More Aggressive Government Action on Economic Crisis
Poll from World Public Opinion.org

IMF Policy Papers

$250 Billion More for Countries in Crisis
IMF policy paper
The State of Public Finances (Companion Paper)
IMF policy paper
Initial Lessons of the Crisis
IMF policy paper
Lessons of the Global Crisis for Macroeconomic Policy
IMF policy paper
Lessons of the Financial Crisis for Future Regulation
IMF policy paper

Background Information

How the IMF Promotes Global Economic Stability
Factsheet
Crisis Lending and the IMF
Factsheet
IMF's Lending Conditions
Questions and answers
How the IMF Helps Resolve Balance of Payments Difficulties
Factsheet
Financial System Soundness
Factsheet
IMF Statistics Working Group on the Crisis
Principal global indicators for G-20 monitoring
OECD's Work on the Financial Crisis
Wep page overview
World Bank's Work on the Financial Crisis
Wep page overview

IMF Staff Position Notes

Tax Compliance a Problem During Economic Crisis
Staff position note
The Perimeter of Financial Regulation
Staff position note
Adressing Information Gaps
Staff position note
Why Has Japan Been Hit So Hard by the Global Recession
Staff position note
Financial Crises and Emerging Market Trade
Staff position note
The Case for Global Fiscal Stimulus
Staff position note
Curbing Home Foreclosures in the U.S.
Staff position note
Fiscal Policy for the Crisis
Staff position note
Gauging Risks for Deflation
Staff position note

Addressing the global financial crisis

The IMF is working hard on several fronts to help its members combat the worldwide economic and financial crisis.

The Fund is closely tracking economic and financial developments worldwide so that it can help policymakers with the latest forecasts and analysis of developments in financial markets. It is giving policy advice to countries and regions, and money to assist emerging market and low-income economies that have been hit by the crisis. And it is assisting the Group of 20 industrialized and emerging economies with recommendations to reshape the system of international regulation and governance.

This page pulls together the IMF's work on the financial crisis and includes links to key articles, documents, and background information.

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