Finance & Development, September 2014
Title | Finance & Development, September 2014 PDF eBook |
Author | International Monetary Fund. External Relations Dept. |
Publisher | International Monetary Fund |
Pages | 60 |
Release | 2014-08-25 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 1475566980 |
This chapter discusses various past and future aspects of the global economy. There has been a huge transformation of the global economy in the last several years. Articles on the future of energy in the global economy by Jeffrey Ball and on measuring inequality by Jonathan Ostry and Andrew Berg are also illustrated. Since the 2008 global crisis, global economists must change the way they look at the world.
Finance and Development, March 2014
Title | Finance and Development, March 2014 PDF eBook |
Author | International Monetary Fund. External Relations Dept. |
Publisher | International Monetary Fund |
Pages | 60 |
Release | 2014-02-28 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 1484312023 |
This chapter discusses the story of European integration in what is known as the European Union. The decision in 1951 by six European nations to pool coal and steel production under a common authority—the European Coal and Steel Community—marked the beginning of European integration. French statesman and political visionary Robert Schuman proposed the coal and steel community in 1950. The chapter also highlights that the 28-member European Union, built around common policies and shared institutions, has proved robust to many challenges and has accommodated great change used by 18 countries. The European Union was also awarded the 2012 Nobel Peace Prize. The study shows that the 2008 global financial crisis laid bare fault lines, exposing tensions between EU members and stresses and gaps in institutions and policies that Europe’s political leaders are working hard to address. The IMF’s chief for Europe argues that what Europe needs is more integration, not less.
The Future of Money
Title | The Future of Money PDF eBook |
Author | Eswar S. Prasad |
Publisher | Harvard University Press |
Pages | 497 |
Release | 2021-09-28 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 0674258444 |
A cutting-edge look at how accelerating financial change, from the end of cash to the rise of cryptocurrencies, will transform economies for better and worse. We think weÕve seen financial innovation. We bank from laptops and buy coffee with the wave of a phone. But these are minor miracles compared with the dizzying experiments now underway around the globe, as businesses and governments alike embrace the possibilities of new financial technologies. As Eswar Prasad explains, the world of finance is at the threshold of major disruption that will affect corporations, bankers, states, and indeed all of us. The transformation of money will fundamentally rewrite how ordinary people live. Above all, Prasad foresees the end of physical cash. The driving force wonÕt be phones or credit cards but rather central banks, spurred by the emergence of cryptocurrencies to develop their own, more stable digital currencies. Meanwhile, cryptocurrencies themselves will evolve unpredictably as global corporations like Facebook and Amazon join the game. The changes will be accompanied by snowballing innovations that are reshaping finance and have already begun to revolutionize how we invest, trade, insure, and manage risk. Prasad shows how these and other changes will redefine the very concept of money, unbundling its traditional functions as a unit of account, medium of exchange, and store of value. The promise lies in greater efficiency and flexibility, increased sensitivity to the needs of diverse consumers, and improved market access for the unbanked. The risk is instability, lack of accountability, and erosion of privacy. A lucid, visionary work, The Future of Money shows how to maximize the best and guard against the worst of what is to come.
Government Finance Statistics Manual 2014
Title | Government Finance Statistics Manual 2014 PDF eBook |
Author | Mrs.Sage De Clerck |
Publisher | International Monetary Fund |
Pages | 470 |
Release | 2015-03-10 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 1498379214 |
The 2007–09 international financial crisis underscored the importance of reliable and timely statistics on the general government and public sectors. Government finance statistics are a basis for fiscal analysis and they play a vital role in developing and monitoring sound fiscal programs and in conducting surveillance of economic policies. The Government Finance Statistics Manual 2014 represents a major step forward in clarifying the standards for compiling and presenting fiscal statistics and strengthens the worldwide effort to improve public sector reporting and transparency.
Global Financial Development Report 2014
Title | Global Financial Development Report 2014 PDF eBook |
Author | World Bank Group |
Publisher | World Bank Publications |
Pages | 226 |
Release | 2013-11-07 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 0821399853 |
The second issue in a new series, Global Financial Development Report 2014 takes a step back and re-examines financial inclusion from the perspective of new global datasets and new evidence. It builds on a critical mass of new research and operational work produced by World Bank Group staff as well as outside researchers and contributors.
Innovative Financing for Development
Title | Innovative Financing for Development PDF eBook |
Author | Suhas Ketkar |
Publisher | World Bank Publications |
Pages | 220 |
Release | 2008-09-29 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 082137706X |
Developing countries need additional, cross-border capital channeled into their private sectors to generate employment and growth, reduce poverty, and meet the other Millennium Development Goals. Innovative financing mechanisms are necessary to make this happen. 'Innovative Financing for Development' is the first book on this subject that uses a market-based approach. It compiles pioneering methods of raising development finance including securitization of future flow receivables, diaspora bonds, and GDP-indexed bonds. It also highlights the role of shadow sovereign ratings in facilitating access to international capital markets. It argues that poor countries, especially those in Sub-Saharan Africa, can potentially raise tens of billions of dollars annually through these instruments. The chapters in the book focus on the structures of the various innovative financing mechanisms, their track records and potential for tapping international capital markets, the constraints limiting their use, and policy measures that governments and international institutions can implement to alleviate these constraints.
Contributions to Economic Theory, Policy, Development and Finance
Title | Contributions to Economic Theory, Policy, Development and Finance PDF eBook |
Author | D. Papadimitriou |
Publisher | Springer |
Pages | 391 |
Release | 2016-03-09 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 1137450967 |
This study combines lessons drawn from events and experiences of developing countries and examines them in relation to Jan Kregel's ideas on economics and development. The contributors provide in-depth analysis on: financial stability and crises, monetary systems, banking, global governance, employment, inflation and political economy