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
August 18, 2020
The Development Path Less Traveled: The Experience of Rwanda
Subject: Expenditure Gender Gender inequality Public investment and public-private partnerships (PPP) Public investment spending Women
July 1, 2020
The Promise of Fintech: Financial Inclusion in the Post COVID-19 Era
Subject: COVID-19 Financial inclusion Financial markets Financial services Fintech Health Mobile banking Technology
May 12, 2020
Measuring Financial Access: 10 Years of the IMF Financial Access Survey
Subject: Banking Commercial banks Economic and financial statistics Financial inclusion Financial institutions Financial markets Financial services Financial statistics Mobile banking Mobile internet Technology
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