Annual Report on Exchange Arrangements and Exchange Restrictions 2012

Similar documents
Regional Scores. African countries Press Freedom Ratings 2001

GLOBAL PRESS FREEDOM RANKINGS

FREEDOM OF THE PRESS 2008

Country pairings for the second cycle of the Mechanism for the Review of Implementation of the United Nations Convention against Corruption

Mechanism for the Review of Implementation of the United Nations Convention against Corruption: country pairings for the second review cycle

Country pairings for the second review cycle of the Mechanism for the Review of Implementation of the United Nations Convention against Corruption

Status of National Reports received for the United Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development (Habitat III)

Country pairings for the first review cycle of the Mechanism for the Review of Implementation of the United Nations Convention against Corruption

LIST OF CONTRACTING STATES AND OTHER SIGNATORIES OF THE CONVENTION (as of January 11, 2018)

Mechanism for the Review of Implementation of the United Nations Convention against Corruption: country pairings for the second review cycle

TD/B/Inf.222. United Nations Conference on Trade and Development. Membership of UNCTAD and membership of the Trade and Development Board

Voluntary Scale of Contributions

Country pairings for the first cycle of the Mechanism for the Review of Implementation of the United Nations Convention against Corruption

Contracting Parties to the Ramsar Convention

Proforma Cost for national UN Volunteers for UN Partner Agencies

2017 BWC Implementation Support Unit staff costs

CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN

Country pairings for the first review cycle of the Mechanism for the Review of Implementation of the United Nations Convention against Corruption

OFFICIAL NAMES OF THE UNITED NATIONS MEMBERSHIP

Overview of the status of UNCITRAL Conventions and Model Laws x = ratification, accession or enactment s = signature only

Proforma Cost for National UN Volunteers for UN Partner Agencies for National UN. months) Afghanistan 14,030 12,443 4,836

A Practical Guide To Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT)

CAC/COSP/IRG/2018/CRP.9

LIST OF CHINESE EMBASSIES OVERSEAS Extracted from Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People s Republic of China *

A) List of third countries whose nationals must be in possession of visas when crossing the external borders. 1. States

A) List of third countries whose nationals must be in possession of visas when crossing the external borders. 1. States

INCOME AND EXIT TO ARGENTINA

REGIONAL INTEGRATION IN THE AMERICAS: THE IMPACT OF THE GLOBAL ECONOMIC CRISIS

58 Kuwait 83. Macao (SAR China) Maldives. 59 Nauru Jamaica Botswana Bolivia 77. Qatar. 63 Bahrain 75. Namibia.

Geoterm and Symbol Definition Sentence. consumption. developed country. developing country. gross domestic product (GDP) per capita

The requirements for the different countries may be found on the Bahamas official web page at:

Proforma Cost Overview for national UN Volunteers for UN Peace Operations (DPA/DPKO)

STATUS OF THE CONVENTION ON THE PROHIBITION OF THE DEVELOPMENT, PRODUCTION, STOCKPILING AND USE OF CHEMICAL WEAPONS AND ON THEIR DESTRUCTION

Illustration of Proposed Quota and Voting Shares--By Member 1/ (In percent)

ANNEX IV: RATES APPLICABLE FOR UNIT

Copyright Act - Subsidiary Legislation CHAPTER 311 COPYRIGHT ACT. SUBSIDIARY LEGlSLA non. List o/subsidiary Legislation

ALLEGATO IV-RATES APPLICABLE FOR UNIT CONTRIBUTIONS

CUSTOMS AND EXCISE ACT, AMENDMENT OF SCHEDULE NO. 2 (NO. 2/3/5)

TABLE OF COUNTRIES WHOSE CITIZENS, HOLDERS OF ORDINARY PASSPORTS, REQUIRE/DO NOT REQUIRE VISAS TO ENTER BULGARIA

ANNEX IV: RATES APPLICABLE FOR UNIT CONTRIBUTIONS

Per Capita Income Guidelines for Operational Purposes

Bahrain, Ecuador, Indonesia, Japan, Peru, Philippines, Republic of Korea, Serbia and Thailand.

Programme budget for the biennium

UNHCR, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

Good Sources of International News on the Internet are: ABC News-

Proposed Indicative Scale of Contributions for 2016 and 2017

NOTE BY THE TECHNICAL SECRETARIAT STATUS OF PARTICIPATION IN THE CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION AS AT 14 MARCH SUMMARY

The Henley & Partners - Kochenov GENERAL RANKING

-Ms. Wilkins. AP Human Geography Summer Assignment

NOTE BY THE TECHNICAL SECRETARIAT STATUS OF PARTICIPATION IN THE CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION AS AT 25 MAY SUMMARY

Life in the UK Test Pass Rates

PROTOCOL RELATING TO AN AMENDMENT TO THE CONVENTION ON INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION ARTICLE 45, SIGNED AT MONTREAL ON 14 JUNE parties.

Thirty-seventh Session. Rome, 25 June - 2 July Third Report of the Credentials Committee

World Heritage UNITED NATIONS EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATION

GENTING DREAM IMMIGRATION & VISA REQUIREMENTS FOR THAILAND, MYANMAR & INDONESIA

Scale of assessments for the financial period

Information note by the Secretariat [V O T E D] Additional co-sponsors of draft resolutions/decisions

NOTE BY THE TECHNICAL SECRETARIAT STATUS OF PARTICIPATION IN THE CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION AS AT 17 OCTOBER 2015

Global Prevalence of Adult Overweight & Obesity by Region

A Partial Solution. To the Fundamental Problem of Causal Inference

CORRUPTION PERCEPTIONS INDEX 2012.

Figure 1: Global participation in reporting military expenditures ( )

NOTE BY THE TECHNICAL SECRETARIAT STATUS OF PARTICIPATION IN THE CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION AS AT 16 JUNE 2018

CORRUPTION PERCEPTIONS INDEX 2013.

CORRUPTION PERCEPTIONS INDEX 2013.

corruption perceptions index

Admission of NGOs to official partnership with UNESCO or of Foundations and other similar institutions to official relations with UNESCO

Open Doors Foreign Scholars

UNITED NATIONS FINANCIAL PRESENTATION. UN Cash Position. 18 May 2007 (brought forward) Alicia Barcena Under Secretary-General for Management

Global Environment Facility

Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works

KYOTO PROTOCOL STATUS OF RATIFICATION

List of eligible countries/areas for the Diversity Visa 2018 Lottery

corruption perceptions index

Collective Intelligence Daudi Were, Project

World Refugee Survey, 2001

Bank Guidance. Thresholds for procurement. approaches and methods by country. Bank Access to Information Policy Designation Public

The National Police Immigration Service (NPIS) forcibly returned 412 persons in December 2017, and 166 of these were convicted offenders.

COUNTRIES/AREAS BY REGION WHOSE NATIVES ARE ELIGIBLE FOR DV-2019

PARTIES SERVING AS THE MEETING OF THE PARTIES TO THE CARTAGENA PROTOCOL ON BIOSAFETY Eighth meeting Agenda item 3

Figure 2: Range of scores, Global Gender Gap Index and subindexes, 2016

Quality of Nationality Index

Geographical grouping 1

Annual Report on Exchange Arrangements and Exchange Restrictions 2009

Diplomatic Conference to Conclude a Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works by Visually Impaired Persons and Persons with Print Disabilities

List of countries whose nationals are authorized to enter the Dominican Republic

IBLCE 2019 Fee Schedule for CERP Providers Located in Tier 1 Countries

GLOBAL RISKS OF CONCERN TO BUSINESS WEF EXECUTIVE OPINION SURVEY RESULTS SEPTEMBER 2017

2018 Social Progress Index

Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index 2013

COMMISSION ON PHYTOSANITARY MEASURES

Open Doors Foreign Scholars

Human Development Index and its components

North/ South America U.S.A. agreements. State Parties of. Eastern Europe. Kyrgyzstan. Cape Verde. Moldova Andorra Africa. Turkmenistan.

Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index 2014

Hundred and Thirty-eighth Session. Rome, March Scale of Contributions

Table of country-specific HIV/AIDS estimates and data, end 2001

Governing Body Geneva, November 2006 LILS FOR INFORMATION. Ratification and promotion of fundamental ILO Conventions

MORTALITY FROM ROAD CRASHES

Evaluation questionnaire for MSCA fellows at the end of the fellowship

Transcription:

Annual Report on Exchange Arrangements and Exchange Restrictions 2012 Volume 1 of 4 ISBN: 978-1-62276-601-7 ISSN: 0250-7366

Copyright 201 International Monetary Fund International Monetary Fund, Publication Services 700 19th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20431, U.S.A. Tel.: (202) 623-7430 Fax: (202) 623-7201 E-mail: publications@imf.org This edition printed under license by Curran Associates, Inc. Please send orders for additional print copies to: Curran Associates, Inc. 57 Morehouse Lane Red Hook, NY 12571 Phone: 845-758-0400 ext.112 Fax: 845-758-2634 Email: info@proceedings.com or Order online: www.proceedings.com/5047.html

Contents Country Chapters on CD-ROM...iv Preface...vi Abbreviations...vii Overview...1 Overall Developments during 2011...2 Developments in Exchange Arrangements...4 Table 1. De Facto Classification of Exchange Rate Arrangements and Monetary Policy Frameworks, April 30, 2012... 4 Table 2. Exchange Rate Arrangements, 2008 12... 9 Table 3. Changes and Resulting Reclassifications of Exchange Rate Arrangements, 2011 12... 9 Table 4. Monetary Policy Frameworks and Exchange Rate Anchors, 2008 12... 15 Table 5. Changes in Exchange Rate Arrangements, Official Exchange Rate, and Monetary Policy Framework, 2011 12... 18 Table 6. Foreign Exchange Market Structure, 2009 12... 22 Table 7. a. Changes in Foreign Exchange Markets, 2011 12... 25 Table 7. b. Changes in Currency and Exchange Rate Structures, 2011 12... 30 Table 7. c. Changes in Exchange Subsidies and Exchange Taxes, 2011 12... 31 Member Countries Obligations and Status under Article VIII... 33 Table 8. Exchange Restrictions and Multiple Currency Practices, 2009 11... 35 Table 9. Exchange Restrictions and/or Multiple Currency Practices by Country... 37 Regulatory Framework for Foreign Exchange Transactions...42 Provisions Specific to Commercial Banks and Institutional Investors...49 Table 10. Provisions Specific to the Financial Sector... 50 Special Topic: Effects of Capital Flow Liberalization: What Is the Evidence from Recent Experience in Emerging Market Economies?...53 Table 11. Countries That Liberalized Capital Flows during 1995 2010... 54 References...57 Compilation Guide...58 Summary Features of Exchange Arrangements and Regulatory Frameworks for Current and Capital Transactions in IMF Member Countries...71 Country Table Matrix...80 iii

Country Chapters on CD-ROM1 Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Armenia Aruba Australia Austria Azerbaijan The Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Brazil Brunei Darussalam Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Republic of Congo (Congo) Costa Rica Côte d Ivoire Croatia CuraÇao and Sint Maarten Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon The Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Islamic Republic of Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Korea Kosovo Kuwait Kyrgyz Republic Lao P.D.R. 1Note: The term country, as used in this publication, does not in all cases refer to a territorial entity that is a state as understood by international law and practice; the term also covers some territorial entities that are not states but for which statistical data are maintained and provided internationally on a separate and independent basis. iv

Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Marshall Islands Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria Norway Oman Pakistan Palau Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda St. Kitts and Nevis St. Lucia St. Vincent and the Grenadines Samoa San Marino São Tomé and Príncipe Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovak Republic Slovenia Solomon Islands Somalia South Africa Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Tuvalu Uganda Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Vietnam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe v