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Use of Windfall Gold Sale Profits-Further Considerations

International Monetary Fund - 2011

In April 2011, Executive Directors held a preliminary discussion on the use of the profits of SDR 6.85 billion from the Fund's limited gold sale. They noted their expectation that at least SDR 4.4 billion of the profits would be placed in an endowment within the Investment Account, and affirmed...

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Government Contingent Liabilities and the Measurement of Fiscal Impact

International Monetary Fund - 1990

Conventional fiscal accounting methodologies do not appropriately account for governments’ noncash policies, such as their contingent liabilities. When these liabilities are called, budget costs can be large, as evidenced by the United States’ saving and loan crisis. In general, deficit...

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Denmark : Financial Sector Assessment Program: Technical Note: The Danish Mortgage Market: A Comparative Analysis

International Monetary Fund - 2007

This technical note presents a comparative analysis of the Danish Mortgage Market. It discusses the particularities of … the regulatory framework of the Danish mortgage system. The note compares and contrasts mortgage financing in Denmark and … evolutions, which could have potentially far-reaching consequences for the Danish mortgage system, are elaborated. The note also …

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Australia; Selected Issues

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2003

Property price inflation has accelerated during the last few years, propelled by low mortgage rates, poor returns from …

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Belgium; Selected Issues

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2006

This Selected Issues paper for Belgium evaluates whether price increases in Belgium are excessive. It assesses the household and bank balance sheets and their vulnerability to a slowdown in housing prices, and identifies differences in real estate markets between Belgium and other countries. The...

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United Kingdom; Selected Issues

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2003

This Selected Issues paper examines the factors determining housing prices in the United Kingdom. Based on econometric evidence, the paper assesses whether recent housing price increases can be explained by fundamentals or whether they represent a temporary overshooting of housing prices,...

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United States; Selected Issues

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2005

This Selected Issues paper on the United States examines the effect of the structure of the mortgage market on real … housing activity and housing prices. The market-based financial structure has reduced the volatility of mortgage lending …. Changes in the structure of the mortgage market have coincided with lower volatility of real housing activity. Regional income …

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Are House Prices Rising too Fast in China?

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2010

.Given persistently low real interest rates, lack of alternative investment and mortgage-to-GDP trend, rapid property price growth in …

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Are House Prices Rising too Fast in Hong Kong SAR?

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2010

Sharp increase in house prices in Hong Kong SAR in 2009-2010 has led to concerns of an emerging real estate bubble. According to our measure of price deviation from fundamentals, which should be taken as an early warning indicator of market exuberance, the current level of house prices in Hong...

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United States; Selected Issues

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2011

Treasury inflation protected securities (TIPS), budget institutions for federal fiscal consolidation, and mortgage …

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