IMF - Prevention is more complex than cure - The IMF's new strategy of prevention raises important questions.

Features - Sovereign debt - Critics attack IMF's standstill proposal - The IMF's first deputy managing director proposes new protection for countries that suspend outstanding debt repayments.

Smalhout, James, (2002)

US treasuries - The long goodbye - To the market's surprise the US Treasury suspended its 30-year bond in October. Opinions on the wisdom of the move and its likely outcome are divided.

Smalhout, James, (2001)

Cover story - Cover story - Credibility of IMF and World Bank may be a war casualty - The IFIs may be persuaded by the US to favour allies in the war against terrorism. Can they do this without hurting their benchmark status with private investors?

Smalhout, James, (2001)