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The IFS is the IMF’s principal statistical publication, covering numerous topics of international and domestic finance. It includes, for most countries, data on exchange rates, balance of payments, international liquidity, money and banking, interest rates, prices, etc. [2] Most annual data begins in 1948, quarterly and monthly data dates back to 1957, and most balance of payments data ...
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is a major financial agency of the United Nations, and an international financial institution funded by 191 member countries, with headquarters in Washington, D.C. It is regarded as the global lender of last resort to national governments, and a leading supporter of exchange-rate stability.
IMF International Monetary Fund: Specialised agency of the UN: Washington, D.C. 1944: IBRD International Bank for Reconstruction and Development: World Bank Group, Specialised agency of the UN: Washington, D.C. 1956: IFC International Finance Corporation: World Bank Group: Washington, D.C. 1960: IDA International Development Association: World ...
The IMF handbook's opening chapter discusses how central bank digital currencies (CBDC) could keep government financial institutions relevant. "With digitalization and falling cash usage in parts ...
IFS director Paul Johnson said that Ms Reeves’ current plans mean a 4.3 per cent jump in spending next year, 2.6 per cent the year after and then 1.3 per cent in each of the following years.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) thinks the global banking system is getting better. How so? Its latest report cuts the amount of toxic waste it thinks global banks will need to write off by ...
Gita Gopinath (born 8 December 1971) [1] is an Indian-American economist who has served as the first deputy managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), since 21 January 2022. She had previously served as chief economist of the IMF between 2019 and 2022.
The United States was a founding member of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), having hosted the other countries at the IMF’s founding conference, the Bretton Woods Conference, in 1944. The US delegation played an integral role in the establishment of the basic tenets of the IMF and maintains a large presence in the workings of the ...