Departmental Papers
Departmental Papers are usually focused on a specific economic topic, country, or region. They are prepared in a timely and cost-effective way to support the outreach needs of the IMF's area and functional departments.2021
October 22, 2021
Powering the Digital Economy: Opportunities and Risks of Artificial Intelligence in Finance
Subject: Artificial intelligence Cyber risk Economic sectors Financial sector Financial sector policy and analysis Financial sector stability Financial services Machine learning Technology
October 11, 2021
Asset Purchases and Direct Financing: Guiding Principles for Emerging Markets and Developing Economies during COVID-19 and Beyond
Subject: Asset and liability management Central bank balance sheet Central bank policy rate Central banks Financial services Financial statements Inflation Price stabilization Prices Public financial management (PFM)
September 28, 2021
Tax Avoidance in Sub-Saharan Africa’s Mining Sector
Subject: Corporate income tax Corporate taxes Economic sectors Mining sector Tax incentives Tax policy Taxes Withholding tax
September 24, 2021
Asset Purchase Programs in European Emerging Markets
Subject: Central bank policy rate Emerging and frontier financial markets Financial institutions Financial markets Financial services Government securities Monetary policy Sovereign bonds Yield curve
September 24, 2021
Unlocking Access to Climate Finance for Pacific Island Countries
Subject: Climate change Climate finance Environment Natural disasters Public financial management (PFM)
September 20, 2021
State-Owned Enterprises in Middle East, North Africa, and Central Asia: Size, Costs, and Challenges
Subject: Corporate governance COVID-19 Economic sectors Fiscal policy Fiscal risks Health Political economy Public enterprises Public financial management (PFM) Public sector
September 17, 2021
Investment Funds and Financial Stability: Policy Considerations
Subject: Asset and liability management Asset management Emerging and frontier financial markets Financial institutions Financial markets Financial sector policy and analysis Financial sector stability International organization Liquidity Mutual funds Political economy
September 14, 2021
Digitalization and Taxation in Asia
Subject: Revenue administration Tax policy Taxes Technology
September 10, 2021
Pension Reforms in Europe: How Far Have We Come and Gone?
Subject: Aging Expenditure Fiscal policy Labor Pension reform Pension spending Pensions Political economy Population and demographics Retirement
July 15, 2021
Who Bore the Brunt of the Pandemic in Europe? Shifting Private Stress to the Public Sector
Subject: Asset and liability management Asset valuation COVID-19 Economic sectors Financial crises Financial statements Global financial crisis of 2008-2009 Health International organization Political economy Public financial management (PFM) Public sector