The Global Financial Crisis: The Role of the International Monetary Fund (IMF)

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This report discusses two potential roles the International Monetary Fund (IMF) may have in helping to resolve the current global financial crisis: (1) immediate crisis control through balance of payments lending to emerging market and less-developed countries and (2) increased surveillance of the global economy through better coordination with the international financial regulatory agencies.
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Creation Date: October 30, 2008
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UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Congressional Research Service Reports
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Weiss, Martin A.
The Global Financial Crisis: The Role of the International Monetary Fund (IMF)
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Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division
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Place of Publication: Washington, D.C.
Original Creation Date: October 30, 2008
Description:

This report discusses two potential roles the International Monetary Fund (IMF) may have in helping to resolve the current global financial crisis: (1) immediate crisis control through balance of payments lending to emerging market and less-developed countries and (2) increased surveillance of the global economy through better coordination with the international financial regulatory agencies.
Language: English
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UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Congressional Research Service Reports
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  • CRS: RS22976
  • LOCAL-CONT-NO: RS22976_2008Oct30
  • ARK: ark:/67531/metacrs10813
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