No. 29-10, May 2000
Index
- IMF Managing Director Horst Köhler visits countries of Latin America
- Seminar participants call for enhanced partnership between Zambia and IMF
- Dollarization debate needs to be framed in frank examination of options, Calvo counsels
- Ramos-Horta pays visit to IMF, meets with Sugisaki
- In some crises, bank closures may be more effective than resolution efforts
- Withholding tax may offer effective means to discourage volatile short-term capital flows
- Indian reforms spark gains, but more are needed to sustain higher growth and reduce poverty
- Official development assistance rises, although few countries meet UN target
- Military expenditures stabilize during 1999; variations persist in different regions