-thirds of the cumulative current account surpluses of all the world’s surplus countries. Summers thinks that such a unique …

the financial year (May 1, 1999 through April 30, 2000), as well as developments in the world economy. The Annual Report … in its support for the reform efforts of the poorest countries - ingreater collaboration with the World Bank. Appendixes … include an analysis of international reserves changes in fiscal 2000, IMF financial operations and transactions, key policy …

policy advice; lending in support of stabilization and reform programs; and technical assistance in formulating sound …

Board proposed improvements to assessment exercises under the IMF’s standards and codes initiative and the joint IMF-World …

focuses on financial globalization, including the policy implications of the huge growth in cross-border capital flows …. Articles also look at the expansion of world trade, explore the impact of globalization on jobs, taxation, and the poor, and …Assiduously tracking the trends and consequences of globalization, the IMF's quarterly magazine Finance & Development …

operations and transactions, principal policy decisions, press communiqués of advisory committees, Executive Directors and their …

equipped to thrive in this new world. History clearly tells us that closing borders or increasing protectionism is not the way … been the prime beneficiaries of economic openness. According to the World Bank, trade has helped reduce by half the …-moved from being one of the world's poorest nations to middle-income status-which has allowed for increased investments in health …

. Promoting balanced, sustained growth requires an integrated policy package that bolsters today's actual and tomorrow's potential …

in place domestic policies to share them more broadly. The Fund will assist members through carefully tailored policy …