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Multilateral development banks and international finance [[electronic resource] /] / Leah M. Groffe, editor
| Multilateral development banks and international finance [[electronic resource] /] / Leah M. Groffe, editor |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Nova Science Publishers, c2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (203 p.) |
| Disciplina | 332.1/53 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | GroffeLeah M |
| Collana | Financial institutions and services |
| Soggetto topico |
Development banks
International finance Debt relief - Developing countries Economic assistance Economic assistance, American |
| ISBN | 1-61761-158-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data -- Contents -- Preface -- Multilateral Development Banks: Overview and Issues for Congress( -- Summary -- Introduction -- Overview of the Multilateral Development Banks -- Historical Background -- World Bank -- Regional Development Banks -- Inter-American Development Bank -- African Development Bank -- Asian Development Bank -- European Bank for Reconstruction and Development -- Operations: Financial Assistance to Developing Countries -- Financial Assistance over Time -- Recipients of MDB Financial Assistance -- Funding: Donor Commitments and Contributions -- Non-Concessional Lending Windows -- Concessional Lending Windows -- Structure and Organization -- Relation to Other International Institutions -- Internal Organization -- Debates about Effectiveness of the MDBs -- Effectiveness of Foreign Aid -- Bilateral vs. Multilateral Aid -- Issues for Congress -- Authorizing and Appropriating U.S.Contributions to the MDBs -- Frequency and Process -- Administration's Request for FY2011 -- Authorizations -- Appropriations -- Congressional Oversight -- U.S. Commercial Interests and "Country Systems" -- Proposals for Voting Reform at the World Bank -- End Notes -- The African Development Bank Group( -- Summary -- Introduction -- Structure -- Background -- Voting -- Crisis in the Mid-1990s and U.S. Funding -- The AfDB Group's Future Role -- End Notes -- Multilateral Development Banks: U.S. Contributions FY1998-FY2009( -- Summary -- U.S. Participation in the MDBs -- The MDBs and Their Programs -- Funding MDB Assistance Programs -- U.S. Appropriations for MDBs -- End Notes -- The International Financial Institutions: A Call for Change( -- Letter of Transmittal -- Introduction -- Executive Summary -- Recommendations -- Discussion -- Senator Lugar's Ongoing Oversight Effort -- Hearings -- Legislation.
Investigations and Reports -- United States Benefits from Involvement -- More Money for the Development Banks?17 -- United States in Arrears to the Development Banks -- Linkage between Corruption and Debt -- Monitoring and Evaluations Vary -- Need More Focus on Transparency -- Coordination Could Be Improved -- Questions around Budget Support -- Focus on Low-income Countries -- Ability to Do Independent Investigations Uneven -- Case Studies -- Chile and the Inter-American Development Bank Lessons from the Transantiago -- India and the World Bank: the Detailed Implementation Review (DIR) Fallout -- The International Monetary Fund in Indonesia -- Development Banks in Kenya: Monitoring and Procurement Challenges -- Lebanon: Manipulation of Crises48 -- Lesotho: Demonstrating the Need to SupportInvestigations and Prosecutions -- The Asian Development Bank's Lackof Success in the Philippines -- The European Bank for Reconstruction andDevelopment's Overexposure to Russia -- Sri Lanka: The Need for Concerted Conflict Sensitivity49 -- The Asian Development Bank's Inspection Panels -- Yemen: Empowering Reform from within51 -- Transparency and the European Bank forReconstruction and Development -- The Inter-American Development Bank's Needto Strengthen Financial Management -- 'No Material Effect' -- Lugar's Concern -- Funding Needs -- Appendix I. U.S. Engagement -- Appendix II. The International Financial Institutions -- International Monetary Fund -- World Bank -- Inter-American Development Bank -- African Development Bank -- Asian Development Bank -- European Bank for Reconstruction and Development -- Appendix III. World Bank Lending and Parliamentary Approval -- Sub-Saharan Africa -- East Asia& -- the Pacific -- Eastern Europe& -- Central Asia -- Latin America& -- the Caribbean -- Middle East& -- North Africa -- South Asia. Appendix IV. Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) -- Appendix V. Tables -- Appendix VI. Senate Foreign Relations Committee Hearings Chaired by Senator Lugar -- Appendix VII. Acronyms and Abbreviations -- References -- End Notes -- The World Bank's International Development Association (IDA)( -- Summary -- Introduction -- Background -- The Donor Replenishment Process -- IDA Assistance -- IDA-14 -- U.S. Policy -- Measuring Results and Performance-Based Allocation -- Grants -- Transparency -- IDA-15 -- IDA's Role in the International Aid System -- IDA and Fragile States -- IDA and Development Effectiveness -- Appendix I: The United States and the World Bank -- End Notes -- The Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative( -- Summary -- Past Debt Relief Efforts -- Bilateral Debt Relief -- HIPC Debt Relief -- MDRI Debt Relief -- MDRI Implementation -- Policy Issues -- How Debt Affects the HIPC Countries -- Issues for Congress -- End Notes -- Developing Countries: The United States has not Fully Funded its Share of Debt Relief, and the Impact of Debt Relief on Countries' Poverty-Reducing Spending is Unknown( -- Why GAO Did This Study -- What GAO Recommends -- What GAO Found -- Abbreviations -- Results in Brief -- Background -- U.S. Approach to Financing MDRI Does Not Fully Fund Current and Future U.S. Commitments -- Treasury Uses Early Encashment to Generate Income -- United States in Arrears on Its IDA14 Replenishment Commitment -- U.S. Early Encashment Income Insufficient to Fully Finance Current MDRI Debt Relief Due to Arrears -- U.S. Early Encashment Income Insufficient to Fully Finance Future MDRI Debt Relief -- Early Encashment Is More Costly Than Other Options -- The Extent to Which Countries Spend Debt Relief Resources to Reduce Poverty Is Unknown -- Countries Projected to Receive Nearly 44 Billion in Additional HIPC Initiative and MDRI Resources. Net Change in IDA and ADF Assistance for Each Country due to MDRI Varies -- Countries Are Encouraged to Spend Debt Relief Resources on Poverty Reduction, but the Extent of Such Spending Is Unknown -- Debt Relief Resources Are Difficult to Track -- Spending Data Are not Comparable and also May not Be Reliable -- The World Bank and IMF Have Improved Their Country Debt Sustainability Analyses and Identified Numerous Actions Countries Should Take to Avoid Future Unsustainable Debt Levels -- World Bank and IMF Established New Approach That Improves Projections of Country Debt Sustainability -- DSAs Determine Risk Based on the Strength of Country Performance and Analysis of Numerous Possible Scenarios -- IFIs Now Base Future Country Assistance on Risk of Future Debt Distress -- DSAs Have Identified Numerous Ambitious Actions Countries Should Take in Order to Avoid Unsustainable Debt Levels -- Conclusions -- Recommendation for Executive Action -- Agency Comments and Our Evaluation -- Appendix I: Objectives, Scope, and Methodology -- U.S. Financing for Debt Relief -- MDRI and Resources Available for Poverty- Reducing Activities -- Debt Sustainability Analyses -- Appendix II: Commercial Lawsuits to Collect Unpaid Debt from Debt Relief Countries -- Appendix III: Funding Provided for the HIPC Initiative and MDRI -- IDA and ADF Have Not Secured All Necessary Financing -- IMF and IaDB Have Secured HIPC Initiative and MDRI Funding -- Countries Have Realized 14 Billion in Debt Relief Assistance -- Appendix IV: U.S. Bilateral HIPC Initiative Debt Relief -- Appendix V: Calculation of Early Encashment Credits -- Appendix VI: Early Encashment Costs More than Alternative Financing -- Appendix VII: Projected Impact of MDRI on Five Case Study Countries -- Appendix VIII: Implementation of the Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative (MDRI) Process. Appendix IX: Comments from the Department of the Treasury -- GAO Comment -- Appendix X: Comments from the World Bank -- GAO Comment -- Appendix XI: Comments from the International Monetary Fund -- GAO Comment -- End Notes -- Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910825377803321 |
| New York, : Nova Science Publishers, c2010 | ||
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Proposed changes to both the World Bank-International Development Association and the North American Development Bank : hearing before the Subcommittee on International Monetary Policy and Trade of the Committee on Financial Services, U.S. House of Representatives, One Hundred Seventh Congress, second session, May 2, 2002
| Proposed changes to both the World Bank-International Development Association and the North American Development Bank : hearing before the Subcommittee on International Monetary Policy and Trade of the Committee on Financial Services, U.S. House of Representatives, One Hundred Seventh Congress, second session, May 2, 2002 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (iii, 158 p.) : ill |
| Soggetto topico |
Debts, External - Developing countries
Debt relief - Developing countries |
| Soggetto non controllato |
International development association
Debts, external Debt relief Business & economics |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Altri titoli varianti | Proposed changes to both the World Bank-International Development Association and the North American Development Bank |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910689558803321 |
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Restructuring sovereign debt [[electronic resource] ] : the case for ad hoc machinery / / Lex Rieffel
| Restructuring sovereign debt [[electronic resource] ] : the case for ad hoc machinery / / Lex Rieffel |
| Autore | Rieffel Alexis <1941-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : Brookings Institution Press, c2003 |
| Descrizione fisica | xv, 338 p. : ill |
| Soggetto topico |
Debt relief - Developing countries
Loans, Foreign - Developing countries Debts, External - Developing countries |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 0-8157-9611-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910458148103321 |
Rieffel Alexis <1941->
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| Washington, D.C., : Brookings Institution Press, c2003 | ||
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Restructuring sovereign debt : the case for ad hoc machinery / / Lex Rieffel
| Restructuring sovereign debt : the case for ad hoc machinery / / Lex Rieffel |
| Autore | Rieffel Alexis <1941-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C. : , : Brookings Institution Press, , 2003 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xv, 338 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina | 336.3/6 |
| Soggetto topico |
Debt relief - Developing countries
Loans, Foreign - Developing countries Debts, External - Developing countries |
| ISBN | 0-8157-9611-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Sovereign default in the Bretton Woods era Fundamental concepts The main players Fundamental issues The Paris Club The Bank Advisory Committee (London Club) Process The North-South dialogue in the 1970s The debt crisis of the 1980s and the Brady Plan solution The HIPC Initiative in the 1990s The post-1994 crises and the role of bonds The debate over private sector involvement, 1995-2002 What is broken? What fixes make sense?" Countries don't go bankrupt" Five milestone cases |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910784628503321 |
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Rieffel Alexis <1941->
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| Washington, D.C. : , : Brookings Institution Press, , 2003 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Restructuring sovereign debt : the case for ad hoc machinery / / Lex Rieffel
| Restructuring sovereign debt : the case for ad hoc machinery / / Lex Rieffel |
| Autore | Rieffel Alexis <1941-> |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : Brookings Institution Press, c2003 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xv, 338 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina | 336.3/6 |
| Soggetto topico |
Debt relief - Developing countries
Loans, Foreign - Developing countries Debts, External - Developing countries |
| ISBN | 0-8157-9611-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Sovereign default in the Bretton Woods era Fundamental concepts The main players Fundamental issues The Paris Club The Bank Advisory Committee (London Club) Process The North-South dialogue in the 1970s The debt crisis of the 1980s and the Brady Plan solution The HIPC Initiative in the 1990s The post-1994 crises and the role of bonds The debate over private sector involvement, 1995-2002 What is broken? What fixes make sense?" Countries don't go bankrupt" Five milestone cases |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910813259603321 |
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Rieffel Alexis <1941->
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| Washington, D.C., : Brookings Institution Press, c2003 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Sovereign debt and the financial crisis [[electronic resource] ] : will this time be different? / / edited by Carlos A. Primo Braga, Gallina A. Vincelette
| Sovereign debt and the financial crisis [[electronic resource] ] : will this time be different? / / edited by Carlos A. Primo Braga, Gallina A. Vincelette |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : World Bank, c2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (855 p.) |
| Disciplina | 336.3/435 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
BragaCarlos Alberto Primo <1954->
VinceletteGallina Andronova |
| Soggetto topico |
Debt relief - Developing countries
Debts, Public Economic policy Financial crises Monetary policy |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-282-96642-1
9786612966422 0-8213-8543-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Half Title Page; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Contributors; Abbreviations; Introduction; Part I: A New Wave of Sovereign Debt Crises?; 1: The Sovereign Debt Crisis That Was Not; 2: Unpleasant Surprises: Determinants and Risks of Sovereign Default; 3: Finding the Tipping Point: When Sovereign Debt Turns Bad; 4: Determinants of Emerging Market Sovereign Bond Spreads; 5: Sovereign Debt Distress and Corporate Spillover Impacts; Part II: The Effects of the Crisis on Debt
6: Debt Sustainability and Debt Distress in the Wake of the Ongoing Financial Crisis: The Case of IDA-Only African Countries7: Do Middle-Income Countries Still Have the Ability to Deal with the Global Financial Crisis?; 8: Small States, the Financial Crisis, and the Aftermath; 9: Europe's Crisis: Origins and Policy Challenges; Part III: Debt Restructuring Mechanisms: Lessons and Beyond; 10: Avoiding Avoidable Debt Crises: Lessons from Recent Defaults; 11: Managing Subnational Credit and Default Risks; 12: Restructuring Sovereign Debts with Private Sector Creditors: Theory and Practice 13: A Standing Arbitral Tribunal as a Procedural Solution for Sovereign Debt Restructurings14: International Lending of Last Resort and Sovereign Debt Restructuring; Part IV: Managing Public Debt in Crises: How Experiences Differ; 15: Managing Public Debt and Its Financial Stability Implications; 16: Public Debt Management in Emerging Market Economies: Has This Time Been Different?; 17: Crisis Preparedness and Debt Management in Low-Income Countries: Strengthening Institutions and Policy Frameworks 18: Public Debt Management and Sovereign Risk during the Worst Financial Crisis on Record: Experiences and Lessons from the OECD AreaIndex; Back Cover |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910458184803321 |
| Washington, D.C., : World Bank, c2011 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Sovereign debt and the financial crisis : : will this time be different? / / edited by Carlos A. Primo Braga, Gallina A. Vincelette
| Sovereign debt and the financial crisis : : will this time be different? / / edited by Carlos A. Primo Braga, Gallina A. Vincelette |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C. : , : World Bank, , c2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | xxvi, 496 pages : illustrations ; ; 24 cm |
| Disciplina | 336.3/435 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
BragaCarlos Alberto Primo <1954->
VinceletteGallina Andronova |
| Soggetto topico |
Debt relief - Developing countries
Debts, Public Economic policy Financial crises Monetary policy |
| ISBN |
1-282-96642-1
9786612966422 0-8213-8543-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Half Title Page; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Contributors; Abbreviations; Introduction; Part I: A New Wave of Sovereign Debt Crises?; 1: The Sovereign Debt Crisis That Was Not; 2: Unpleasant Surprises: Determinants and Risks of Sovereign Default; 3: Finding the Tipping Point: When Sovereign Debt Turns Bad; 4: Determinants of Emerging Market Sovereign Bond Spreads; 5: Sovereign Debt Distress and Corporate Spillover Impacts; Part II: The Effects of the Crisis on Debt
6: Debt Sustainability and Debt Distress in the Wake of the Ongoing Financial Crisis: The Case of IDA-Only African Countries7: Do Middle-Income Countries Still Have the Ability to Deal with the Global Financial Crisis?; 8: Small States, the Financial Crisis, and the Aftermath; 9: Europe's Crisis: Origins and Policy Challenges; Part III: Debt Restructuring Mechanisms: Lessons and Beyond; 10: Avoiding Avoidable Debt Crises: Lessons from Recent Defaults; 11: Managing Subnational Credit and Default Risks; 12: Restructuring Sovereign Debts with Private Sector Creditors: Theory and Practice 13: A Standing Arbitral Tribunal as a Procedural Solution for Sovereign Debt Restructurings14: International Lending of Last Resort and Sovereign Debt Restructuring; Part IV: Managing Public Debt in Crises: How Experiences Differ; 15: Managing Public Debt and Its Financial Stability Implications; 16: Public Debt Management in Emerging Market Economies: Has This Time Been Different?; 17: Crisis Preparedness and Debt Management in Low-Income Countries: Strengthening Institutions and Policy Frameworks 18: Public Debt Management and Sovereign Risk during the Worst Financial Crisis on Record: Experiences and Lessons from the OECD AreaIndex; Back Cover |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910791549003321 |
| Washington, D.C. : , : World Bank, , c2011 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Sovereign debt and the financial crisis : : will this time be different? / / edited by Carlos A. Primo Braga, Gallina A. Vincelette
| Sovereign debt and the financial crisis : : will this time be different? / / edited by Carlos A. Primo Braga, Gallina A. Vincelette |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C. : , : World Bank, , c2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | xxvi, 496 pages : illustrations ; ; 24 cm |
| Disciplina | 336.3/435 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
BragaCarlos Alberto Primo <1954->
VinceletteGallina Andronova |
| Soggetto topico |
Debt relief - Developing countries
Debts, Public Economic policy Financial crises Monetary policy |
| ISBN |
1-282-96642-1
9786612966422 0-8213-8543-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Half Title Page; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Contributors; Abbreviations; Introduction; Part I: A New Wave of Sovereign Debt Crises?; 1: The Sovereign Debt Crisis That Was Not; 2: Unpleasant Surprises: Determinants and Risks of Sovereign Default; 3: Finding the Tipping Point: When Sovereign Debt Turns Bad; 4: Determinants of Emerging Market Sovereign Bond Spreads; 5: Sovereign Debt Distress and Corporate Spillover Impacts; Part II: The Effects of the Crisis on Debt
6: Debt Sustainability and Debt Distress in the Wake of the Ongoing Financial Crisis: The Case of IDA-Only African Countries7: Do Middle-Income Countries Still Have the Ability to Deal with the Global Financial Crisis?; 8: Small States, the Financial Crisis, and the Aftermath; 9: Europe's Crisis: Origins and Policy Challenges; Part III: Debt Restructuring Mechanisms: Lessons and Beyond; 10: Avoiding Avoidable Debt Crises: Lessons from Recent Defaults; 11: Managing Subnational Credit and Default Risks; 12: Restructuring Sovereign Debts with Private Sector Creditors: Theory and Practice 13: A Standing Arbitral Tribunal as a Procedural Solution for Sovereign Debt Restructurings14: International Lending of Last Resort and Sovereign Debt Restructuring; Part IV: Managing Public Debt in Crises: How Experiences Differ; 15: Managing Public Debt and Its Financial Stability Implications; 16: Public Debt Management in Emerging Market Economies: Has This Time Been Different?; 17: Crisis Preparedness and Debt Management in Low-Income Countries: Strengthening Institutions and Policy Frameworks 18: Public Debt Management and Sovereign Risk during the Worst Financial Crisis on Record: Experiences and Lessons from the OECD AreaIndex; Back Cover |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910814234403321 |
| Washington, D.C. : , : World Bank, , c2011 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Tropical Forest and Coral Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2009 [[electronic resource] ] : report (to accompany S. 345)
| Tropical Forest and Coral Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2009 [[electronic resource] ] : report (to accompany S. 345) |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | [Washington, D.C.] : , : [U.S. G.P.O.], , [2009] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (18 pages) |
| Collana | Report / 111th Congress, 1st session, Senate |
| Soggetto topico |
Rain forest conservation - Law and legislation - United States
Coral reef conservation - Law and legislation - United States Debt relief - Developing countries |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Altri titoli varianti | Tropical Forest and Coral Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2009 |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910699069903321 |
| [Washington, D.C.] : , : [U.S. G.P.O.], , [2009] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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