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IMF European growth projection for Europe

Hartmut Buettner @ October 31, 2009 # No Comment Yet

Europe’s long recession is bottoming is due to strong policy action, a rebound in confidence, and a tentative upswing in global trade according to the IMF’s new regional outlook[1]. Johan Mathisen[2] feels “bolstering potential growth may be the most important element of the strategy to secure a solid recovery”, when looking beyond the short run. [...]

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Asia Leading Global Recovery – IMF

Hartmut Buettner @ October 29, 2009 # No Comment Yet

According to Anoop Singh[1] Asia is emerging from the global downturn faster and stronger than any other region. Growth in the region is expected to reach 2.8 percent this year, increasing to 5.8 percent in 2010, with emerging economies such as China and India turning around even more strongly. A summary of his remarks about [...]

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Performance of Islamic Banks in the GCC during the Crisis

Hartmut Buettner @ October 29, 2009 # No Comment Yet

Masood Ahmed[1] compares and analyzes in his article: “Did Islamic Banks in the Gulf Do Better Than Conventional Ones in the Crisis?” (Oct. 14, 2009) the performance of Islamic banks in the countries of the GCC (Gulf Cooperation Council) with conventional ones during the global financial crisis. The article is based on the IMF’s latest regional [...]

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IMF Data Mapper®

Hartmut Buettner @ February 6, 2009 # No Comment Yet

The IMF Data Mapper® is an interactive data visualization tool. It provides an intuitive way to access the IMF’s key data. The data available through the tool dates from 1980 to the present date and users have the option to change the parameters of the line chart to focus on a specific data range. You [...]

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IMF — Financial Stability

Hartmut Buettner @ February 6, 2009 # No Comment Yet

The IMF has developed a special section on its main web site called Financial Stability that contains recent and important work relating to the analysis and assessment of key financial stability issues, in a global, regional, or country context. Its aim is to help to improve the understanding of the way the financial system functions, [...]

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World Economic Outlook (WEO)

Hartmut Buettner @ November 20, 2008 # No Comment Yet

The World Economic Outlook (WEO), which presents the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) analysis and projections of economic development at the global level, is published in April and October each year with periodic updates. The October 2008 issue also covers: effects of the surge in food and fuel prices under way since 2004, which has propelled [...]

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