IMF Annual Report 2008

Annual Report of the Executive Board for the Financial Year Ended April 30, 2008

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Contents

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Message from the Managing Director
Letter of Transmittal to the Board of Governors


Chapter 1: Overview: Refocusing the IMF

  • Surveillance
  • Program support and capacity building
  • Governance, finances, and organization

Chapter 2: Developments in the Global Economy and Financial Markets

  • Advanced economies
  • Emerging market and developing economies

Chapter 3: Fostering Macroeconomic and Financial Stability and Growth through Surveillance

  • Bilateral surveillance
  • Multilateral surveillance
    • World Economic Outlook
    • Global Financial Stability Report
    • Multilateral consultation
  • Regional surveillance and outreach
    • Currency unions
    • Other regional surveillance initiatives and outreach
  • Financial sector surveillance
    • Assessment of financial crisis and recommendations
  • Financial Sector Assessment Program
    • Collaboration with other institutions
    • Vulnerability Exercise
    • Sovereign wealth funds
    • Anti–money laundering/combating the financing of terrorism
    • Financial soundness indicators
  • Framework of data provision for surveillance and other data initiatives
    • Data provision to the Fund for surveillance purposes
    • Fiscal and data transparency
    • Coordinated Direct Investment Survey
    • The Data Standards Initiatives
  • The Triennial Surveillance Review

Chapter 4: Program Support and Capacity Building

  • Financial assistance and policy advice
    • Emerging market economies
    • Low-income countries
    • Program design
  • Building institutions and capacity
    • Strengthening the effectiveness and efficiency of TA
    • Training by the IMF Institute

Chapter 5: Governance, Organization, and Finances

  • Quota and voice reform
    • Reform package
    • Resulting realignment
  • Adequacy of Fund resources
  • Financial operations and policies
    • Income, charges, remuneration, and burden sharing
    • The IMF's new income model
    • Borrowing arrangements
    • Arrears to the IMF
  • Management and organization
    • Administrative and capital budgets
    • Human resources policies
  • Communication and transparency
    • Communication
    • Transparency policy
  • Accountability
    • The Independent Evaluation Office
    • Risk management
    • IMF audit mechanisms