Information on "Financial Monitoring" and "Americas"
September 2012
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Sep 2012
Strategic Sourcing: Improved and Expanded Use Could Save Billions in Annual Procurement Costs
Author: Cristina Chaplain
Publisher: US Government Accountability Office (GAO), Washington, DC
This report looks how selected US government agencies (Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Veteran Affairs and Department of Energy) and the Federal Strategic Sourcing Initiative (FSSI) program use strategic sourcing... More on «Strategic Sourcing: Improved and Expanded Use Could Save Billions in Annual Procurement Costs»
April 2012
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11 Apr 2012
Federal Reserve Banks: Areas for Improvement in Information Systems Controls
Author: Gary T Engel
Publisher: US Government Accountability Office (GAO), Washington, DC
This report discusses the results of a review of information systems controls over key financial systems maintained and operated by the Federal Reserve Banks (FRB) in relation to the Schedules of Federal Debt. More on «Federal Reserve Banks: Areas for Improvement in Information Systems Controls»
January 2010
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28 Jan 2010
Too Interconnected to Fail = Too Big to Fail
Author: Daniel Gros
Publisher: Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS)
Did allowing financial institutions to become 'too big' play a role in the financial crisis? This CEPS Commentary argues that being 'too interconnected' is also a factor, and that US accounting standards should recognise gross derivatives exposure on... More on «Too Interconnected to Fail = Too Big to Fail»
September 2009
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8 Sep 2009
Reinforcing Treasury's Strategic Roles in International Affairs and National Security
Author: Jeremiah S Pam
Publisher: United States Institute of Peace (USIP)
This Working Paper highlights the US Treasury Department’s international roles with respect to non-G-20 developing countries. More on «Reinforcing Treasury's Strategic Roles in International Affairs and National Security»
May 2009
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May 2009
Estimating the Cost of Contributions to the IMF
Author: Mark Weisbrot, David Rosnick
Publisher: Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR)
This issue brief looks at the likely costs to the US Treasury from a $108 billion increase in the US contribution to the International Monetary Fund (IMF). More on «Estimating the Cost of Contributions to the IMF»
February 2009
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4 Feb 2009
The Global Financial Crisis: The Role of the International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Author: Martin A Weiss
Publisher: Congressional Research Service (CRS)
This report discusses the potential role the International Monetary Fund (IMF) could play in helping to resolve the global financial crisis that began in 2008. More on «The Global Financial Crisis: The Role of the International Monetary Fund (IMF)»
August 2008
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Aug 2008
El Salvador Field Report
Author: Amy Crone
Publisher: Center for Global Development (CGD)
This report provides a snapshot-in-time of El Salvador’s Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) program in the early phases of implementation. More on «El Salvador Field Report»
May 2007
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May 2007
Reform of the International Monetary Fund
Author: Peter B Kenen
Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations (CFR)
This report discusses the value of efforts to reform the International Monetary Fund (IMF). More on «Reform of the International Monetary Fund»
June 2003
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Jun 2003
The Regulation of Financial Privacy
Author: Nicola Jentzsch
Publisher: Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS)
This paper analyzes the economic effects of different financial privacy regimes, comparing the US and the EU (specifically, Germany, Great Britain and France). More on «The Regulation of Financial Privacy»
