Financial Crisis: IMF Key Issues

Key Issues
Financial Crisis

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Policy Actions Improve Prospects for Global Economy

The global economy is expected to continue mending gradually, says the IMF, whose latest forecast of economic growth projects 3.3 percent growth in 2013, and 4 percent in 2014. But with old dangers remaining and new risks emerging, policymakers cannot afford to relax their efforts.

Crisis Central

IMF Sets Out a Strategy for Financial Surveillance

Strategy proposes concrete and prioritized steps to further strengthen financial surveillance
Safer Global Financial System Still Under Construction

A host of regulatory reforms are under way around the world to make the financial system safer

Problem-Solving Ideas

Iceland's Recovery: Can the Lessons Be Applied Elsewhere?

Iceland is being up as an example by some of how to overcome deep economic dislocation
How to Exit the Danger Zone: IMF Update on Global Financial Stability

Many causes of the euro area crisis still need to be addressed before the system is stabilized

Need to Know

The IMF and Europe

Portal details IMF engagement with continent at center of global economic concerns
Conference: Analyzing (External) Imbalances

Sessions explored large current account surpluses and deficits, and external balance assessments

Who Said That?

Global Recovery, Growth Hampered by Uncertainty–Lagarde

Global economic growth is held back by uncertainty about delivery of policy commitments
Monitoring and Managing Financial Stability

IMF's Min Zhu says big and bold political decisions are needed to reduce sovereign risk

IMF's Advice, Money Help Combat Global Crisis

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

The Fund is 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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