Three confidential draft copies of the European Financial Stability Facility’s guidelines on primary market purchases, secondary market interventions and precautionary programs dated October 19, 2011.
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European Central Bank, European Union, International Monetary Fund
IMF, EU, European Central Bank “Troika” Greece Debt Sustainability Analysis October 21, 2011
Since the fourth review, the situation in Greece has taken a turn for the worse, with the economy increasingly adjusting through recession and related wage-price channels, rather than through structural reform driven increases in productivity. The authorities have also struggled to meet their policy commitments against these headwinds. For the purpose of the debt sustainability assessment, a revised baseline has been specified, which takes into account the implications of these developments for future growth and for likely policy outcomes. It has been extended through 2030 to fully capture long term growth dynamics, and possible financing implications.
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico Public-Private Partnership Draft Approval Regualtions
The purpose of this regulation is to establish a procurement, evaluation, selection, negotiation and award process for PPPs that is consistent, transparent, and encourages and supports a climate of private sector innovation and investment in the Commonwealth. In order to carry out the purposes of the Act, this regulation provides guidelines and procedures for, among others: (i) identifying the Functions, Services or Facilities that qualify for establishment or development as PPPs; (ii) soliciting, obtaining and evaluating PPP proposals; (iii) selecting the entities or individuals that will enter into Partnership Contracts with a Partnering Government Entity; and (iv) negotiating and awarding Partnership Contracts.
Corporate
Deutsche Bank Update on U.S. Government Initiatives
Approximately $3.3 trillion of the $10.7 trillion in U.S. Government programs have already been utilized.Most of these initiatives have been part of an effort to deploy unorthodox policy tools to keep credit flowing in the economy. However, the fundamental issue of “toxic bank assets” remains largely unaddressed by most of the U.S. Government programs to date.
European Union
Palestine’s Path to the World Trade Organization (WTO) : An Agenda for Action
The law of the World Trade Organization affects trade policy of Palestine in manifold ways, whether or not it is a member, due to its close relationship with the economies of present and future members of the WTO. The application of rules of the WTO will reinforce trade policy of the P.A. in the region. It will offer the P.A. adequate rights and means of dispute settlement under the umbrella of international surveillance and monitoring.
International Monetary Fund
International Monetary Fund Trade Finance Survey
There is general agreement that the ongoing global financial crisis has produced a serious decline in the availability of trade credit along with increases in pricing. In order to better understand the current trade environment and develop actions to alleviate some of the problems associate with it, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the Bankers Association for Trade and Finance (BAFT) have commissioned Flometrix to conduct a survey among banks worldwide.
Republic of Iceland
Icesave Dispute: Confidential Legal Analysis of Icelandic Loan Agreements
Schjødt represents the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iceland. Schjødt has asked us to review two loan agreements dated 5 June 2009 entered into by Iceland (as guarantor) and the Depositors’ and Investors’ Guarantee fund of Iceland as borrower (“TIF” or the “Guarantee Fund”). One loan agreement is with the UK and one with the Netherlands.
News
Confidential Documents Reveal UK, EU Bullying of Icelandic Government Over Banking Crisis
Several confidential documents have been discovered on the website of the Icelandic government providing insight into the bizarre legal tactics used by European governments during the recent financial crisis which led to the country’s economic collapse. Each document is a different analysis of the legal arguments behind the so-called “Icesave dispute”, in which the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and other European governments attempted to force the Icelandic government to repay the debts created by private banking institutions outside their own country.
European Central Bank
European System of Central Banks Audit Policy
As far as joint projects and joint components of the systems of the European System of Central Banks (ESCB) are concerned, this document defines the role, responsibilities, objectives and reporting lines of Internal Auditors of the European Central Bank (ECB) and National Central Banks (NCBs) and their relationship with external auditors.
International Monetary Fund, Lebanon
Letter from Lebanese Government to the International Monetary Fund
The agreement reached at Doha in May 2008 paved the way for the election of a new president and the formation of a new national unity government, which was sworn in on July 11, 2008. The government’s principal task is now to prepare for the legislative elections of May 2009. In parallel, the country’s main political forces have resumed their national dialogue under the auspices of President Suleiman, with a view to finding a solution to the contentious political issues that have fueled internal strife and dissent.