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  • February 1998 (Revised October 2002)
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Uganda and the Washington Consensus

By: Huw Pill and Courtenay Sprague
Under the direction of President Museveni, much of the world has heaped praise on Uganda for transforming its economy from devastation to growth and managing the ethnic and racial strife that has divided the country in the past. Following a decade of reforms, Uganda is... View Details
Keywords: Macroeconomics; Economy; Policy; Analysis; Development Economics; Borrowing and Debt; Management; Developing Countries and Economies; Uganda
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  • April 2017 (Revised February 2020)
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Restructuring Ukraine

By: Kristin Mugford, Seema Amble and Tian Feng
In June 2015, Ukraine found itself struggling with a volatile and devalued currency, dramatically diminished foreign reserves, and a projected financing shortfall of $40 billion. Ukraine’s new government sought to return the nation to stability following political... View Details
Keywords: Exchange Rates; Politics; Macroeconomics; Financial Crisis; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Restructuring; Economy; Currency Exchange Rate; Banks and Banking; Economic Slowdown and Stagnation; Bonds; Sovereign Finance; Capital Markets; Credit; Debt Securities; Financial Liquidity; Financial Markets; Government and Politics; Ukraine
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  • January 2004 (Revised March 2004)
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Redesigning Sovereign Debt Restructuring Mechanisms

By: Mihir A. Desai, Christina Pham, Julia Stevens and Kathleen Luchs
How should the debt of sovereign countries be restructured when countries approach default? Anne O. Krueger of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is proposing a new approach to sovereign defaults: the Sovereign Debt Restructuring Mechanism (SDRM). The SDRM would... View Details
Keywords: Sovereign Finance; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Globalized Economies and Regions; International Finance; Laws and Statutes; Latin America; Asia; Mexico
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  • February 1998
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Creating the International Trade Organization

By: David A. Moss, George R. Appling and Andrew D Archer
In the late 1940s, officials at the U.S. State Department began campaigning for the creation of an International Trade Organization (ITO). This new organization would oversee global negotiations on trade liberalization, foreign direct investment, cartels, and commodity... View Details
Keywords: Mission and Purpose; Trade; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Policy; Globalized Economies and Regions; Agreements and Arrangements; Foreign Direct Investment; Economic Systems; International Relations
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  • April 2008 (Revised June 2008)
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Korea: On the Back of a Tiger (Abridged)

What caused the 1997 Korea crisis? Did the International Monetary Fund (IMF) help or hinder recovery? Did democracy help or hinder recovery? Seen as an economic miracle, Korea succumbed to the wave of currency crises sweeping Asia in late 1997. Did the same state-led... View Details
Keywords: Financial Crisis; Trade; Currency Exchange Rate; Foreign Direct Investment; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Business and Government Relations; Asia; South Korea
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  • May 2004 (Revised November 2005)
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Turkey: Securing Stability in a Rough Neighborhood

By: Richard H.K. Vietor and Emily Thompson
After suffering years of volatility and crises, Turkey desperately sought macroeconomic and political stability in an ever-worsening region of the world. In the short term, Turkey had to repay its debt, which amounted to more than 80% of GDP. By January 2004, Turkey... View Details
Keywords: Public Sector; Inflation and Deflation; Macroeconomics; Borrowing and Debt; Banks and Banking; International Finance; Privatization; Religion; Turkey; European Union
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Great American Business Leaders of the 20th Century - Leadership

through Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act Continued isolationism Influence: High 40 1940 19 War Production Board readies nation for WWII U.S. becomes a global power Creation of IMF and World Bank Marshall Plan Cold war begins Influence: Medium-High... View Details
  • 31 Jul 2013
  • Working Paper Summaries

Learning from Double-Digit Growth Experiences

Keywords: by Eric D. Werker

    Robert C. Merton

    Robert C. Merton is the School of Management Distinguished Professor of Finance at the MIT Sloan School of Management.

    Merton is University Professor Emeritus at Harvard University and was the George Fisher Baker Professor of... View Details

    Keywords: banking; brokerage; financial services; insurance industry; investment banking industry; retail financial services
    • 01 Mar 2024
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    In Harmony

    a great rapport with officials in the Korean government and at the same time was able to harness the full energies of Salomon to make sure the deal did not go wrong.” In August 2001, Korea would repay the IMF in full. “I had never felt... View Details
    Keywords: Julia Hanna; photographs by Jun Michael Park; private equity; fiction; financial crisis; leadership; Korea
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    The 20th Century Zeitgeist - Leadership

    power Creation of IMF and World Bank Marshall Plan Cold war begins Influence: Medium-High 50 1950 s 19 Cold war escalates Korean War forces another mobilization effort Influence: High 60 1960 s 19 Cold war continues to build Bay of Pigs... View Details
    • 11 Mar 2024
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    In Harmony

    Salomon to make sure the deal did not go wrong.” In August 2001, Korea would repay the IMF in full. “I had never felt that much weight on my shoulders,” says Kim, who convincingly depicts the cinder-block, fluorescent-lit, smoke-filled... View Details
    Keywords: Julia Hanna; photograph by Jun Michael Park
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    Charts & Statistics - Leadership

    isolationism Influence: High 40 1940 s 19 War Production Board readies nation for WWII U.S. becomes a global power Creation of IMF and World Bank Marshall Plan Cold war begins Influence: Medium-High 50 1950 s 19 Cold war escalates Korean... View Details
    • 25 Aug 2022
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    Up on the Corner

    the government of Angola on foreign direct investment. That experience, coupled with childhood memories of the painful structural adjustment programs foisted on Cameroon by the IMF (her own mother lost her job due to austerity-induced... View Details
    Keywords: Alexander Gelfand; photographed by Melissa Golden; Real Estate
    • 01 Dec 2000
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    Looking to the East

    policies of Western entities such as the IMF and the World Bank are often contrary to India's best interests, he told the newspaper that a strategic agreement between India and Japan would greatly benefit both countries over time.... View Details
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    Producer Price Index / Consumer Price Index

    Where can I find the Producer Price Index or Consumer Price Index for the U.S. and other countries? Producer Price Index (PPI) U.S.:  Producer Price Indexes from the Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics.  International: View Details
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    Securitization process and credit rating agencies

    Credit Crunch : a Best Practice Deal Lifecycle Guide.  The Rise and Fall of the U.S. Mortgage and Credit Markets  Stacks LC Books HG2040.5.U5 R57 2009 Primers and Papers Securitization: Lessons Learned and the Road Ahead From the View Details
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    Foreign direct investment: statistics

    Data.  IMF eLibrary In the uppermost left menu bar, click IMF Data. Click on Data Topic. Under External Sector select Coordinated Direct Investment Survey (CDIS). Click on All Tables and select data sets. NOTE:  Bilateral data,... View Details
    • 21 Aug 2006
    • Research & Ideas

    How Europe Wrote the Rules of Global Finance

    financial crises of 1997 and 1998. Today, the IMF is very cautious about encouraging countries to liberalize, and indeed generally IMF officials offer developing countries warnings about the serious risks... View Details
    Keywords: by Ann Cullen
    • 23 Apr 2013
    • First Look

    First Look: April 23

    turn to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for balance-of-payments support. Over the 1980s and early 1990s, the unpopular policy conditions associated with IMF loan programs made the Fund a lightning rod for criticism over Jamaica's... View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne