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• 23 September 2014 The Financial Crisis and Information Gaps – Fifth Implementation Progress Report

  The report highlights the progress since the start of the Data Gaps Initiative (DGI) in 2009, provides benchmarks to determine when to call DGI recommendations complete, and outlines a future work plan.

  Content Type(s): Progress Reports, Publications, Reports to the G20 Source(s): FSB, IMF Policy Area(s): Data Gaps, Non-bank financial intermediation, OTC Derivatives, SIFIs

• 11 September 2014 Letter from IMF-FSB-BIS Work on Data Gaps Involving FX Exposures

  The letter describes the work by the IMF, FSB and BIS to address data gaps involving foreign currency exposures.

  Content Type(s): Publications, Reports to the G20 Source(s): BIS, FSB, IMF Policy Area(s): Data Gaps, Vulnerabilities Assessments

• 1 April 2014 Guidelines for Public Debt Management

  Broad principles for public debt management that have relevance for countries with a wide range of institutional structures and at different stages of development.

  Content Type(s): Compendium Source(s): IMF, WB Policy Area(s): Institutional and Market Infrastructure Topic(s): Public Debt Management, Transparency and Disclosure

• 14 October 2013 The Financial Crisis and Information Gaps – Fourth Implementation Progress Report

  The report takes stock of the progress to date, describes implementation issues and the links with policy work and other initiatives, and outlines the strategy going forward.

  Content Type(s): Progress Reports, Publications, Reports to the G20 Source(s): FSB, IMF Policy Area(s): Data Gaps, Non-bank financial intermediation, OTC Derivatives, SIFIs, Supervision and Risk Management

• 1 October 2012 Special Data Dissemination Standard Plus: SDDS Plus

  The SDDS Plus is a third tier of the IMF's Data Standards Initiatives to address data gaps revealed during the global crisis.

  Content Type(s): Compendium Source(s): IMF Policy Area(s): Macroeconomic Policy and Data Transparency Topic(s): Statistics, Transparency and Disclosure

• 30 September 2012 The Financial Crisis and Information Gaps – Third Implementation Progress Report

  This paper reports on progress being made at the international and national levels in implementing the DGI recommendations and developing analytical work on new statistical frameworks.

  Content Type(s): Progress Reports, Publications, Reports to the G20 Source(s): IMF Policy Area(s): Data Gaps, Non-bank financial intermediation, OTC Derivatives, SIFIs

• 14 December 2011 Public Sector Debt Statistics: Guide for Compilers and Users

  The Guide aims to improve the availability and international comparability of general government and public sector debt statistics, to inform policymakers, financial markets, and other users.

  Content Type(s): Compendium Source(s): BIS, Commonwealth Secretariat, ECB, Eurostat, IMF, OECD, Paris Club, UNCTAD, WB Policy Area(s): Macroeconomic Policy and Data Transparency Topic(s): Public Debt Management, Statistics

• 27 October 2011 Macroprudential Policy Tools and Frameworks – Progress Report to G20

  In November 2010, G20 Leaders "called on the FSB, IMF and BIS to do further work on macroprudential policy frameworks, including tools to mitigate the impact of excessive capital flows, and update Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors at their next meeting." They noted that "these frameworks should take into account national and regional arrangements" […]

  Content Type(s): Progress Reports, Publications, Reports to the G20 Source(s): BIS, FSB, IMF Policy Area(s): Macroprudential

• 19 October 2011 Financial Stability Issues in Emerging Market and Developing Economies

  Emerging market and developing economies (EMDEs) comprise a large and diverse group whose financial systems have grown in importance over the last decade. Based on the classification of countries used by the IMF in its World Economic Outlook (WEO), 150 economies are classified as EMDEs, including 10 members of the G20.They differ substantially in terms of economic […]

  Content Type(s): Publications Source(s): IMF, WB Policy Area(s): EMDEs

• 15 June 2011 The Financial Crisis and Information Gaps – Second Implementation Progress Report

  This report updates on progress by the FSB Secretariat and IMF staff in implementing the 20 recommendations in the November 2009 report endorsed by the G20.

  Content Type(s): Progress Reports, Publications, Reports to the G20 Source(s): FSB, IMF Policy Area(s): Data Gaps, Non-bank financial intermediation, OTC Derivatives, SIFIs, Supervision and Risk Management