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.2020
May 11, 2020
Improving Fiscal Transparency to Raise Government Efficiency and Reduce Corruption Vulnerabilities in Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe
Subject: Expenditure Fiscal risks Fiscal transparency Fiscal Transparency Evaluation (FTE) Public financial management (PFM) Public investment and public-private partnerships (PPP) Public investment spending
May 11, 2020
Stress Testing in Sub-Saharan Africa: Practices, Communications, and Capacity Development
Subject: Banking Commercial banks Communications in revenue administration Credit risk Financial institutions Financial regulation and supervision Financial sector policy and analysis Financial sector stability Revenue administration Stress testing
February 20, 2020
Macroprudential Policies and House Prices in Europe
Subject: Credit Financial institutions Financial sector policy and analysis Housing Housing prices Money Mortgages National accounts Prices Systemic risk
February 11, 2020
Managing Systemic Banking Crises: New Lessons and Lessons Relearned
Subject: Bank resolution framework Banking Crisis management Deposit insurance Financial crises Global financial crisis of 2008-2009
February 6, 2020
The Future of Oil and Fiscal Sustainability in the GCC Region
Subject: Commodities Energy conservation Environment Fiscal consolidation Fiscal policy Fiscal stance Fiscal sustainability National accounts Oil Oil consumption Oil prices Prices
February 5, 2020
Stress Testing at the IMF
Subject: Banking Financial Sector Assessment Program Financial sector policy and analysis Financial sector stability Solvency Solvency stress testing Stress testing Systemic risk
2019
November 12, 2019
Lifting Growth in the Western Balkans: The Role of Global Value Chains and Services Exports
Subject: Exports Global value chains Globalization Imports International trade Service exports Trade agreements
November 4, 2019
Is South Asia Ready for Take Off?: A Sustainable and Inclusive Growth Agenda
Subject: Income Labor Labor force National accounts Population and demographics Production Productivity
October 22, 2019
Facing the Tides: Managing Capital Flows in Asia
Subject: Balance of payments Capital flows Capital inflows Central bank policy rate Depreciation Exchange rates Financial services Foreign exchange National accounts
September 24, 2019
Cybersecurity Risk Supervision
Subject: Cyber risk Economic sectors Financial regulation and supervision Financial sector Financial sector policy and analysis Financial sector stability Information technology in revenue administration Operational risk Revenue administration Technology