Publications

Structural Challenges to Emerging Market Growth

October 7, 2013

Emerging markets are experiencing a broad-based slowing of growth which contrasts with the gradual pick-up of advanced economy growth momentum. This w

2013 October Capital Flows to Emerging Market Economies

October 7, 2013

Capital flows to emerging economies have seen a sharp retrenchment since mid-May 2013, prompted in part by a shift in market expectations towards an e

IIF Response to the CPSS-IOSCO Report on FMI Recovery and Resolution

October 3, 2013

On September 28, 2012, the IIF's Cross-Border Resolution Working Group, Infrastructure Working Group, and the Special Committee on Effective Regulatio

Morocco: Resilient Financial System, But Faces Challenges

October 2, 2013

The financial sector has remained resilient, including to the recent financial turmoil in the Euro Area. Progress has been made in adopting internatio

Mexico: Lifting Trend Growth

October 1, 2013

Sound policies have allowed Mexico to weather increased global volatility and provide policy support to the economy. We forecast real GDP growth to ac

Brazil: Riding the Currency Roller Coaster

September 23, 2013

Policy has responded aggressively to currency pressures to stem depreciation of the real and contain inflation. Monetary policy has been further tight

Poland: Yield Curve Steepens Amid Gradual Recovery

September 19, 2013

Financial market pressures have intensified in Poland recently despite a much-improved economic outlook. Real GDP is likely to grow by 2% by the end o

Tanzania: Nonconcessional Funding Adds to Vulnerabilities

September 19, 2013

Tanzania has gained access to international markets, but rising reliance on nonconcessional funding with a persistent deficit raises concerns. In the

September 2013 Global Economic Monitor

September 17, 2013

Activity has continued to strengthen in the advanced economies, but differences across the EM world remain prominent. Those EMs that are closely integ

Venezuela: Struggling to Stay Afloat

September 10, 2013

President NicolÃ¡s Maduro is struggling to boost growth and stem inflation. With very limited policy scope, we expect the government to devalue the bo

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