☰CONTENTS
IMF Annual Report 2017
Related Material and Notes
Executive Directors and Alternates
Letter of Transmittal to the Board of Governors
Notes
Overview
Managing Director’s Global Policy Agenda
Spotlights
- G20 Leaders' Communique Hangzhou Summit
- “Making Trade an Engine of Growth for All: The Case for Trade and for Policies to Facilitate Adjustment”
- Factsheet—The IMF and the World Trade Organization
- Factsheet—Integrated Surveillance Decision
- Communiqué of the Thirty-Fifth Meeting of the IMFC
- Factsheet—International Monetary and Financial Committee
- World Economic Outlook
- “Gone with the Headwinds: Global Productivity”
- “Stuck in a Rut”
- “Why Productivity Growth Is Faltering in Aging Europe and Japan”
- “Inequality and Unsustainable Growth: Two Sides of the Same Coin?”
- “Fiscal Policy and Income Inequality”
- “Redistribution, Inequality, and Growth”
- “Macro-Structural Policies and Income Inequality in Low-Income Developing Countries”
- “The Distributional Effects of Fiscal Consolidation”
- “Inequality and Labor Market Institutions”
- “Openness and Inequality: Distributional Impacts of Capital Account Liberalization”
- 2015 Article IV Consultation—Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Bolivia
- 2016 Article IV Consultation—Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Bolivia
- “Preserving Bolivia’s Impressive Reduction in Poverty and Inequality”
- “Explaining Inequality and Poverty Reduction in Bolivia"
- 2016 Article IV Consultation—Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
- Malawi: Selected Issues
- IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde Announces Specific Actions on Women’s Economic Empowerment
- Jordan: Request for an Extended Arrangement Under the Extended Fund Facility—Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Jordan
- Arab Republic of Egypt: Request for Extended Arrangement under the Extended Fund Facility—Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for the Arab Republic of Egypt
- Niger: 2016 Article IV Consultation and Request for a Three-Year Arrangement under the Extended Credit Facility—Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Niger
- “Gender Budgeting in G7 Countries”
- Gender Budgeting and Gender Equality Indices
- Women, Work, and Economic Growth: Leveling the Playing Field
- Fiscal Policies and Gender Equality Conference
- Conference on Gender and Macroeconomics
- Women, Work, and the Economy: Macroeconomic Gains from Gender Equity
REGIONAL HIGHLIGHTS
- Regional Economic Outlook: Sub-Saharan Africa Restarting the Growth Engine
- “A Rebalancing Act for China and Africa: The Effects of China’s Rebalancing on Sub-Saharan Africa’s Trade and Growth”
- IMF Online Learning
- IMF Data
- SARTTAC—South Asia Regional Training and Technical Assistance Center
- Press Release: IMF Executive Board Approves €330.9 Million Extended Arrangement for Albania
- “If Not Now, When? Energy Price Reform in Arab Countries”
- “The Economic Impact of Conflicts and the Refugee Crisis in the Middle East and North Africa”
WHAT WE DO - ECONOMIC SURVEILLANCE
Bilateral Surveillance
- “Approaches to Macrofinancial Surveillance in Article IV Reports”
- Documents Related to the Triennial Surveillance Reviews
- 2014 Triennial Surveillance Review—Managing Director’s Action Plan for Strengthening Surveillance
Multilateral Surveillance
- Factsheet—IMF-FSB Early Warning Exercise
- World Economic Outlook
- Global Financial Stability Report
- Fiscal Monitor
- Financial Stability Board
- IMF External Sector Report
- 2016 External Sector Report
- 2016 External Sector Report—Individual Economy Assessments
- “Macroeconomic Developments and Prospects in Low-Income Developing Countries—2016”
- IMF Executive Board Discusses Macroeconomic Prospects and Challenges in LIDCs
- “Financing for Development: Enhancing the Financial Safety Net for Developing Countries—Further Considerations”
- IMF Executive Board Provides Further Guidance to Enhance the Financial Safety Net for Developing Countries
- Poverty Reduction and Growth Trust (PRGT) Pledges Linked to the Distribution of the Remaining SDR 1,750 Million Windfall Profits from Gold Sales
- “Assessing Fiscal Space: An Initial Consistent Set of Considerations”
- “A Greater Role for Fiscal Policy”
- “Elements of Effective Macroprudential Policies: Lessons from International Experience”
- “Macroprudential Policy Tools and Frameworks—Progress Report to G20”
- World Economic Outlook
- Lebanon: 2016 Article IV Consultation—Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Lebanon
- Lebanon: Selected Issues
- “Emigration and Its Economic Impact on Eastern Europe”
- “The Economic Impact of Conflicts and the Refugee Crisis in the Middle East and North Africa"
- Spillover Notes
- “The Impact of Migration on Income Levels in Advanced Economies”
- “Sub-Saharan African Migration: Patterns and Spillovers”
- “The Refugee Surge in Europe: Economic Challenges”
- Addressing the Debate over the Economic Impact of Migration Remarks for the Conference on “Can Migration Work for All in Europe?”
- 2011 Triennial Surveillance Review
- “Trade Integration in Latin America and the Caribbean" (PDF)
- “Trade Integration in Latin America and the Caribbean”(web page)
Policy Advice
- “Small States' Resilience to Natural Disasters and Climate Change—Role for the IMF”
- “Enhancing Macroeconomic Resilience to Natural Disasters and Climate Change in the Small States of the Pacific”
- IMF Executive Board Discusses Small States’ Resilience to Natural Disasters and Climate Change and the Role of the Fund
- Factsheet— IMF Rapid Credit Facility (RCF)
- Factsheet—The IMF's Rapid Financing Instrument (RFI)
- Statement by IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde at the Conclusion of a Visit to the Central African Republic
- “Standing with the Central African Republic”
- Factsheet—The IMF and the Sustainable Development Goals
- IMF Executive Board Adopts Decisions to Strengthen the Financial Stability in Countries with Islamic Banking
- “Ensuring Financial Stability in Countries with Islamic Banking”
- IFSB-17: Core Principles for Islamic Finance Regulation (Banking Segment)
- Standards and Codes: The Role of the IMF
- Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Discusses the Liberalization and Management of Capital Flows—An Institutional View
- Capital Flows—Review of Experience with the Institutional View
- IMF Executive Board Discusses Review of Experience with the Institutional View on the Liberalization and Management of Capital Flows
- “Managing Government Compensation and Employment—Institutions, Policies, and Reform Challenges”
- “Case Studies on Managing Government Compensation and Employment—Institutions, Policies, and Reform Challenges”
- “Priorities for Structural Reforms in G20 Countries”
- IMF Executive Board Discusses Strengthening the Contractual Framework in Sovereign Debt Restructuring
- “Second Progress Report on Inclusion of Enhanced Contractual Provisions in International Sovereign Bond Contracts”
- “Recent Trends in Correspondent Banking Relationships: Further Considerations”
- “The Withdrawal of Correspondent Banking Relationships: A Case for Policy Action”
- “Withdrawal of Correspondent Banking Relationships (CBRs) in the Arab Region: Recent Trends and Thoughts for Policy Debate”
- “Challenges in Correspondent Banking in the Small States of the Pacific”
- Global and Regional Challenges to Caribbean Economic Development—2016 High Level Caribbean Forum on Shifting Tides: Challenges and Opportunities
- Financial Sector Assessment Program (FSAP)
- “Macroeconomic Management When Policy Space Is Constrained: A Comprehensive, Consistent, and Coordinated Approach to Economic Policy”
Data
- IMF Releases the 2016 Financial Access Survey, a Key Tool to Foster Financial Inclusio
- Access to Macroeconomic & Financial Data
- Factsheet—Standards and Codes: The Role of the IMF
- Fiscal Transparency
- The Fiscal Transparency Code
- Guatemala: Fiscal Transparency Evaluation
- Kenya: Fiscal Transparency Evaluation
- IMF Publishes Fiscal Transparency Evaluation for Tunisia
- United Kingdom: Fiscal Transparency Evaluation
WHAT WE DO - LENDING
Nonconcessional Financing Activity
- “Strengthening the Framework for Post-Program Monitoring”
- Strengthening the Framework for Post Program Monitoring, Press Release No. 16/354
- IMF Managing Director Approves Staff-Monitored Program for Somalia
Capacity Development
- “The G-20 Compact with Africa: A Joint AfDB, IMF and WBG Report”
- Revenue Mobilization Trust Fund
- Anti-Money Laundering/Combating the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT)
- Managing Natural Resource Wealth Trust Fund
- Debt Management Facility (DMF)
- Financial Sector Reform Strengthening (FIRST) Initiative
- TADAT
- Africa Training Institute
- AFRITAC Centre
- East AFRITAC
- Regional Technical Assistance Center in Southern Africa
- AFRITAC Ouest
- Second African Regional Technical Assistance Centre in West Africa
- Caribbean Regional Technical Assistance Centre
- Central America, Panama, and Dominican Republic Regional Technical Assistance Center
- Joint Vienna Institute
- International Monetary Fund Middle East Center for Economics and Finance
- Middle East Regional Technical Assistance Center
- Pacific Financial Technical Assistance Centre
- IMF–Singapore Regional Training Institute
- “IMF Policies and Practices on Capacity Development"
- 2018 Quinquennial Review of the Fund’s Capacity Development Strategy—Concept Note
- 2018 Quinquennial Review of the Funds Capacity Development Strategy: Concept Note
- SARTTAC—South Asia Regional Training and Technical Assistance Center
- “New Common Evaluation Framework for IMF Capacity Development"
Finances, Organization, and Accountability
Income Model, Charges, Remuneration, Burden Sharing, and Net Income
Human Resources Policies and Organization
Accountability
- The Chairman’s Summing Up—The IMF and the Crises in Greece, Ireland, and Portugal—An Evaluation by the Independent Evaluation Office —Executive Board Meeting 16/69—July 19, 2016
- “The IMF and the Crises in Greece, Ireland, and Portugal”
- Independent Evaluation Office
- “Behind the Scenes with Data at the IMF”
- Implementation Plan in Response to the Executive Board-Endorsed Recommendations for the IEO Evaluation Report—The IMF and the Crises in Greece, Ireland, and Portugal
- “Eighth Periodic Monitoring Report on the Status of Implementation Plans in Response to Board-Endorsed IEO Recommendations”
Quotas and Governance
- “Report of the Executive Board to the Board of Governors on Progress on the Fifteenth General Review of Quotas”
- “Fifteenth General Review of Quotas—Report of the Executive Board to the Board of Governors”
- IMF Executive Board’s First Report to the Board of Governors on Gender Diversity in the Executive Board
- Communiqué of the Thirty-Third Meeting of the IMFC, Chaired by Mr. Agustín Carstens, Governor of the Bank of Mexico
Special Drawing Right
- IMF’s Executive Board Completes Review of SDR Basket, Includes Chinese Renminbi
- IMF Launches New SDR Basket Including Chinese Renminbi, Determines New Currency Amounts
Transparency
