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The Financial Crisis and Information Gaps – Action Plans and Timetables

This report sets out a summary table of the progress to date, and the proposed action plans going forward, with timetables, in addressing the 20 G20 endorsed recommendations.

Guidance to Assess the Systemic Importance of Financial Institutions

The attached report and background paper respond to a request made by the G20 Leaders in April 2009 to develop guidance for national authorities to assess the systemic importance of financial institutions, markets and instruments. The report outlines conceptual and analytical approaches to the assessment of systemic importance and discusses a possible form for general […]

Guidance to Assess the Systemic Importance of Financial Institutions

To inform the preparation of the paper, country authorities were surveyed on their experiences with identifying systemically important institutions, markets and instruments. Feedback on an initial draft questionnaire, coordinated by the IMF, FSB and BIS, was sought from counterparts at several central banks (see Attachment). The finalized questionnaire was subsequently sent out to the central […]

The Financial Crisis and Information Gaps

The report identifies the main financial and economic information gaps based on the experience of the recent financial crisis and presents recommendations for closing them.

Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual

The sixth edition of the Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual (BPM6) is an international statistical standard that provides guidance to IMF member countries in the compilation of balance of payments and international investment position statistics. The BPM6 is consistent with the concepts and definitions encompassed in the 2008 System of National Accounts.

Joint Letter of the FSF Chairman and the IMF Managing Director to G20 Ministers and Governors

Dear Ministers and Governors: The financial crisis has underscored the importance of international coordination both in responding to the crisis and in developing and implementing policies for a sounder financial system. Coordination is important as well across the international financial institutions and bodies that support the efforts of national governments, including the IMF and the […]

Generally Accepted Principles and Practices for Sovereign Wealth Funds (“Santiago Principles”)

The purpose of the Santiago Principles is to identify a framework of generally accepted principles and practices that properly reflect appropriate governance and accountability arrangements as well as the conduct of investment practices by SWFs on a prudent and sound basis.

Guidelines for Foreign Exchange Reserves Management

These guidelines have been developed as part of a broader work program undertaken by the Fund to help strengthen the international financial architecture, to promote policies and practices that contribute to stability and transparency in the financial sector and to reduce external vulnerabilities of member countries.

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