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Finance & Development
September 1, 2000
Enzo Croce & Mohsin S. Khan
Monetary Regimes and Inflation Targeting Inflation targeting---a framework for monetary policy that commits the central bank to achieving low inflation---has enjoyed considerable success among industrial countries in helping to maintain price stability... mark for My Articles similar articles
Finance & Development
December 2009
Ghosh & Ostry
Choosing an Exchange Rate Regime A new look at an old question: Should countries fix, float, or choose something in between? mark for My Articles similar articles
Finance & Development
December 1, 2005
Carstens & Luis I. Jacome H.
Taming the Monster How Latin America's central banks survived hyperinflation to become guardians of price stability. mark for My Articles similar articles
Finance & Development
December 1, 2002
Fasano & Iqbal
Common Currency GCC (Cooperation Council of the Arab States of the Gulf) countries face fundamental choices as they head for monetary union. mark for My Articles similar articles
Finance & Development
March 2008
Stone et al.
Back to Basics The exchange rate regime has a big impact on world trade and financial flows, thereby making it a central piece of any national economic policy framework. mark for My Articles similar articles
Finance & Development
September 1, 2000
Robert A. Feldman & C. Maxwell Watson
Central Europe: From Transition to EU Membership The Central European countries have made considerable progress with the transition to a market economy and now face the challenge of developing macroeconomic policy frameworks on the road to EU accession. mark for My Articles similar articles
Finance & Development
June 1, 2001
Stanley Fischer
Exchange Rate Regimes: Is the Bipolar View Correct? During the past decade, many countries have changed their exchange rate regimes, moving from crisis-prone soft pegs to hard pegs or floating regimes. This trend is likely to continue, particularly among emerging market countries... mark for My Articles similar articles
Finance & Development
March 1, 2001
Alvin D.L. Hilaire
Economic Stabilization in the Caribbean Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica, and Trinidad and Tobago simultaneously tackled serious economic difficulties in the early 1990s. The results of their adjustment programs demonstrate that fiscal reform, supported by other policies, may be the key to achieving a sustainable recovery... mark for My Articles similar articles
Finance & Development
March 2011
Jorge Canales-Kriljenko et al.
Ending Instability How monetary policy reforms helped propel five major Latin American countries from recurrent crises to economic stability. mark for My Articles similar articles
Finance & Development
June 1, 2001
Gyorgy Szapary
Transition Countries' Choice of Exchange Rate Regime in the Run-Up to EMU Membership An important decision for the Central and Eastern European countries seeking membership in the European Union is choosing the most appropriate exchange rate regime. Experience has shown that many considerations are involved in this decision... mark for My Articles similar articles
Finance & Development
September 1, 2000
Torsten Slok
Can Monetary Policy Be Effective During Transition? Mongolia has undergone dramatic changes during its transition to a market economy, with fundamental restructuring in both the real economy and the financial sector. How effective is monetary policy in such a changing environment? mark for My Articles similar articles
Finance & Development
June 2010
Eswar Prasad
After the Fall As the debate over how best to manage monetary policy heats up, the once-sharp difference between advanced and emerging economies is blurring. mark for My Articles similar articles
Finance & Development
December 2010
Emerging Markets Come of Age These vibrant middle-income countries survived the global recession, but face bumps as they seek to solidify their place in the world economy. mark for My Articles similar articles
Finance & Development
December 1, 2005
Singh & Collyns
Latin America's Resurgence Latin America's recent resurgence amid continuing favorable external conditions provides another historic opportunity for the region to catalyze its considerable natural and human capital resources into sustained and higher growth. mark for My Articles similar articles
Finance & Development
March 1, 2000
Andrew Berg & Eduardo Borensztein
The Dollarization Debate Full dollarization of the economy is widely discussed as a way of enabling developing countries to overcome monetary and exchange rate instability. What are the costs and benefits of dollarizing, and which developing countries are most likely to benefit? mark for My Articles similar articles
Finance & Development
March 1, 2003
George T. Abed
Unfulfilled Promise Why the Middle East and North Africa region has lagged in growth and globalization mark for My Articles similar articles
Finance & Development
March 2010
Scott Roger
Inflation Targeting Turns 20 A growing number of countries are making a specific inflation rate the primary goal of monetary policy, with success. mark for My Articles similar articles
Finance & Development
March 1, 2000
Claudio M. Loser & Martine Guerguil
The Long Road to Financial Stability Most countries in Latin America and the Caribbean weathered the economic crises of the late 1990s better than expected, thanks to the policy reforms of the past two decades. Further reform is urgently needed, however, to put the region on a faster growth path and reduce its vulnerability to external shocks. mark for My Articles similar articles
Finance & Development
March 2011
Mario Mesquita
Great Expectations Brazil's economic success has raised the bar for that country, at home and abroad. mark for My Articles similar articles
Finance & Development
September 1, 2000
Emine Gurgen
Central Asia: Achievements and Prospects Although the five Central Asian countries in transition have made progress in moving to a market economy, they still have far to go and need to intensify their reform efforts. mark for My Articles similar articles
Finance & Development
March 2011
Nicolas Eyzaguirre
Sustaining Latin America's Transformation Building on recent successes, Latin America now has a chance to raise its profile in the global marketplace. mark for My Articles similar articles
Finance & Development
March 1, 2000
Jose Angel Gurria
Mexico: Recent Developments, Structural Reforms, and Future Challenges In recent years, the Mexican government has implemented a series of economic reforms to strengthen the country's fundamentals and increase its ability to cope with external shocks. Because of the progress that has been made, the government is confident that Mexico will be able to leave recent crises behind and start the new millennium with a stable and growing economy. mark for My Articles similar articles
Finance & Development
September 2009
Jeffrey A. Frankel
Anticipating the Next Crisis What can early warning systems be expected to deliver to predict the next economic crisis? mark for My Articles similar articles
Finance & Development
June 2009
Marek Belka
Europe Under Stress The global economic crisis is testing the cohesion of the European Union mark for My Articles similar articles
Finance & Development
March 1, 2003
Cashin et al.
Commodity Currencies Developing countries reliant on commodity exports see the fate of their exchange rates tied to fickle commodity markets mark for My Articles similar articles
Finance & Development
March 1, 2007
Yaga Venugopal Reddy
Point of View: Converting a Tiger The Reserve Bank of India's governor offers lessons from the country's gradualist approach to capital account convertibility. mark for My Articles similar articles
Finance & Development
March 1, 2001
R.D. Asante & Paul Robert Masson
The Pros and Cons of Expanded Monetary Union in West Africa A conversation with Jacqueline Irving of the IMF's External Relations Department... mark for My Articles similar articles
Finance & Development
March 1, 2000
Arminio Fraga
Monetary Policy During the Transition to a Floating Exchange Rate: Brazil's Recent Experience The financial crisis that erupted in Asia in 1997 quickly spread to other developing regions, as international investors panicked and pulled their capital out. In this article, the governor of Brazil's central bank outlines the steps Brazil took to avert financial disaster when inflows of private foreign capital suddenly dried up. mark for My Articles similar articles
Finance & Development
March 1, 2003
Book reviews The Ills of Aid: An Analysis of Third-World Development Policies, by Eberhard Reusse... Efficiency, Equity, and Legitimacy: The Multilateral Trading System at the Millennium... Globalization and the Politics of Development in the Middle East... etc. mark for My Articles similar articles
Finance & Development
December 2011
Eswar S. Prasad
Role Reversal Emerging economies are less dependent on debt, less vulnerable to volatile investment sentiment, and are rethinking the role of capital flows mark for My Articles similar articles
Finance & Development
March 1, 2007
Leslie Lipschitz
Wising Up about Finance With tighter links between national economies and global financial markets, better financial analysis is critical to macroeconomic management. mark for My Articles similar articles
Finance & Development
December 2011
Florence Jaumotte
Fixing the Flaws in EMU The euro area's long-term survival requires a fundamental transformation of policymaking mark for My Articles similar articles
Finance & Development
March 1, 2007
Bertuch-Samuels & Ramlogan
The Euro: Ever More Global The euro's future use will be shaped by factors largely outside policymakers' control. mark for My Articles similar articles
Finance & Development
September 2008
Prasad & Rajan
Next Generation Financial Reforms for India A new report advocates a shake-up in India's financial system to underpin growth mark for My Articles similar articles
Finance & Development
September 2009
Carlo Cottarelli & Jose Vinals
Looking Ahead Countries must begin now to devise economic strategies to accompany the recovery. mark for My Articles similar articles
Finance & Development
March 1, 2000
Leonardo Cardemil, Juan Carlos Di Tata, & Florencia Frantischek
Central America: Adjustment and Reforms in the 1990s Following a weak performance in the 1980s, the Central American economies experienced a turnaround in the 1990s as they adopted improved policies within a more stable political environment. Now, how can they best maintain macroeconomic stability, continue structural reforms, and strengthen social policies to maximize rates of economic growth and reduce the incidence of poverty? mark for My Articles similar articles
Finance & Development
December 2011
Abebe Aemro Selassie
A Cushion for the Poor Plagued by high unemployment and closely tied to Europe, South Africa is struggling. mark for My Articles similar articles
Finance & Development
June 2010
Duvvuri Subbarao
Redefining Central Banking Central banks must distill lessons from the global crisis and make concrete reforms. mark for My Articles similar articles
Finance & Development
September 1, 2002
Lipschitz et al.
The Tosovsky Dilemma: Capital Surges in Transition Countries Transition countries that open themselves up to global capital markets are vulnerable to large and potentially erratic flows. Such flows should not be seen as one-off destabilizing events: they are intrinsic to the transition process and therefore need to be factored into policy formulation. mark for My Articles similar articles
Finance & Development
June 1, 2006
Burton et al.
Asia's Winds of Change The path that Asian countries have traveled to growth and prosperity in the past 50 years will remain relevant for the future -- the embrace of openness, the commitment to macroeconomic stability, and the drive to adapt and reform in response to changing circumstances. mark for My Articles similar articles
Finance & Development
December 1, 2006
Camilla Andersen
Navigating Unchartered Waters An interview with Otmar Issing, the first chief economist of the European Central Bank, on being cautious about claiming victory for monetary union. mark for My Articles similar articles
Finance & Development
September 2008
Simon Johnson
Straight Talk: Emerging Markets Emerge Emerging markets are now a key determinant of global growth. This is good news -- and a potential problem mark for My Articles similar articles
Finance & Development
September 1, 2005
Eswar S. Prasad
Next Steps for China Why financial sector reform is a crucial element of a long-term economic growth strategy. mark for My Articles similar articles
Finance & Development
September 2008
David C. L. Nellor
The Rise of Africa's "Frontier" Markets A number of sub-Saharan countries are beginning to attract investors to their financial markets mark for My Articles similar articles
Finance & Development
June 1, 2007
Burton & Zanello
Asia Ten Years After A decade after the Asian financial crisis, the region is growing rapidly but still has a long to-do list. mark for My Articles similar articles
Finance & Development
December 2010
Baldacci et al.
Getting Debt under Control In dealing with the aftermath of the Great Recession, policymakers must pay attention to the mix of austerity policies. mark for My Articles similar articles
Finance & Development
September 1, 2000
Stanley Fischer & Ratna Sahay
Taking Stock Economic performance has differed widely among the transition economies. The best performers are countries that were the most committed to reform at the start and that have carried out reforms rapidly and consistently. mark for My Articles similar articles
Finance & Development
December 1, 2002
Kose & Prasad
Thinking Big How can small states hold their own in an increasingly globalized economy? mark for My Articles similar articles
Finance & Development
June 2009
Eyzaguirre et al.
Latin America: When Is Fiscal Stimulus Right? For some Latin American countries stimulus is appropriate during the global economic crisis. But for others the answer is less clear. mark for My Articles similar articles
Finance & Development
September 2009
Koshy Mathai
Back to Basics: What Is Monetary Policy? MONETARY policy has lived under many guises. But however it may appear, it generally boils down to adjusting the supply of money in the economy to achieve some combination of inflation and output stabilization. mark for My Articles similar articles