Guidelines for Foreign Exchange Reserve Management: Accompanying Document and Case Studies - Softcover

This publication has been produced to accompany the IMF publication "Guidelines for Foreign Exchange Reserve Management" (2004, ISBN 1589062604) developed to help promote policies and practices that contribute to financial stability and transparency and to reduce external vulnerabilities of IMF member countries. It includes country case studies to illustrate the range of practices adopted and the evolution that has taken place in reserve management covered by the Guidelines.

This accompanying document to the Guidelines for Foreign Exchange Reserve Management which the IMF published in 2004, presents case studies prepared by reserve management entities in 20 countries. These sample case studies illustrate how a range of countries from around the world, at different stages of economic and financial development and institutional structure, have developed their capacity in reserve management in the areas covered by the Guidelines. The various strategies adopted by the countries, which are based on the country-specific policy environment, offer useful insights and suggestions to countries seeking to strengthen their policy frameworks for reserve management.