Figure 1 Selected Asian Economies: Bilateral U.S. Dollar Exchange Rates and Equity Prices (U.S. dollars per currency unit; logarithmic scale; January 5, 1996 = 1) 11 1 9 8 7 6 Bilateral U.S. Dollar Exchange Rates Malaysia Hong Kong SAR 1 11 1 9 Philippines 8 Singapore Thailand Taiwan 7 Province of China 6 5 4 Indonesia 28.8 Korea 5 4 27 2 Equity Prices Taiwan Province of China Philippines 27 2 1 8 6 4 Thailand Hong Kong SAR 1 8 6 4 2 1 Malaysia Indonesia 1996 1997 1998 May1 Singapore Korea 1996 1997 1998 May1 2 1 Sources: Bloomberg Financial Markets, LP; International Finance Corporation; and Reuters. 1 Pegged to U.S. dollar.
Figure 2 World Indicators (Annual percent change) 8 6 Growth of World Real GDP Average, 197 97 4 2 197 72 74 76 78 8 82 84 86 88 9 92 94 96 8 6 Inflation (Consumer prices) 4 Developing countries 2 197 72 74 76 78 8 82 84 86 88 9 92 94 96 12 1 8 6 4 2 2 4 197 72 74 76 78 8 82 84 86 88 9 92 94 96 1 Goods and services, volume. Advanced economies Growth of World Trade 1 Average, 197 97
Figure 3 Developing Countries: Real GDP Growth (Annual percent change) 1 8 6 4 Asia Developing countries 2 2 Africa Western Hemisphere Middle East and Europe 4 1981 83 85 87 89 91 93 95 97
Figure 4 Initiative for Heavily Indebted Poor Countries First Stage Paris Club provides flow rescheduling on Naples terms, that is, rescheduling of debt service on eligible debt falling due during the three-year consolidation period (up to 67 percent reduction on eligible maturities on a net present value basis). Other bilateral and commercial creditors provide at least comparable treatment. Multilateral institutions continue to provide adjustment support in the framework of World Bank and IMF-supported adjustment programs. Country establishes first three-year track record of good performance (performance prior to the start of the HIPC Initiative can be taken into account). Decision Point Exit Paris Club stock-of-debt operation under Naples terms (up to 67 percent present value reduction of eligible debt) and comparable treatment by other bilateral and commercial creditors judged adequate for the country to reach sustainability by the completion point country not eligible for HIPC Initiative. Eligible Paris Club stock-of-debt operation (on Naples terms) judged not sufficient for the country s overall debt to become sustainable by the completion point country requests additional support under the HIPC Initiative and IMF and World Bank Boards determine eligibility. Second Stage Paris Club goes beyond Naples terms to provide more concessional debt reduction of up to 8 percent in present value terms. Other bilateral and commercial creditors provide at least comparable treatment. Donors and multilateral institutions provide enhanced support through interim measures. Country establishes a second track record of good performance under IMF- and Bank-supported programs. Completion Point All creditors take coordinated action to provide sufficient assistance to reduce the country s debt to a sustainable level. Paris Club provides deeper stock-of-debt reduction of up to 8 percent in present value terms on eligible debt. Other bilateral and commercial creditors provide at least comparable treatment on stock of debt. Multilateral institutions take action to reduce the net present value of their claims, taking into account the assistance provided by nonmultilateral creditors and their own preferred creditor status. Borderline For borderline cases, where there is doubt about whether sustainability would be achieved by the completion point under a Naples terms stock-of-debt operation, the country would receive further flow reschedulings under Naples terms. If the outcome at the completion point is better than or as projected, the country would receive a stock-of-debt operation on Naples terms from Paris Club creditors and comparable treatment from other bilateral and commercial creditors. If the outcome at the completion point is worse than projected, the country could receive additional support under the HIPC Initiative, so as to be able to exit from unsustainable debt.
Figure 5 Composition of Technical Assistance, 1997/98 (As a percentage of total resources in effective person-years) 1 Statistics (14) Legal (4) Monetary and exchange affairs (39) Fiscal affairs (34) Other (5) IMF Institute (4) 1 An effective person-year of technical assistance is 26 days. For the IMF Institute, figure excludes training provided or coordinated by the institute at headquarters.
Figure 6 IMF's Liquidity Ratio, 1983 98 (Percent; end of December) 2 15 1 5 1983 84 85 86 87 88 89 9 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 Apr.
Figure 7 Purchases and Repurchases, Financial Years Ended April 3, 1983 98 (Billions of SDRs) 2 15 1 Repurchases Purchases 1 5 1983 84 85 86 87 88 89 9 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 1 Excluding reserve tranche purchases.
Figure 8 Total IMF Credit Outstanding to Members, Financial Years Ended April 3, 1983 98 (Billions of SDRs) 6 5 4 3 SAF and ESAF Trust Fund Systemic Transformation Facility CCFF and Buffer Stock Extended Fund Facility Stand-By and credit tranche 2 1 1983 84 85 86 87 88 89 9 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98
Figure 9 International Monetary Fund: Chart of Organization Board of Governors Executive Board Managing Director Deputy Managing Directors 1 AREA DEPARTMENTS FUNCTIONAL AND SPECIAL SERVICES DEPARTMENTS INFORMATION & LIAISON SUPPORT SERVICES African Department (176) Asia and Pacific Department (15) European I Department (126) European II Department (18) Middle Eastern Department (72) Western Hemisphere Department (136) Fiscal Affairs Department (118.5) IMF 1,2 Institute (82) Legal Department (44) Monetary and Exchange Affairs Department (85) Policy Development and Review Department (143.5) Research Department (97.5) Statistics Department (139) Treasurer's Department (138) External Relations Department (63) Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (4) Office in Europe (12) Office in Geneva (5) Fund Office United Nations (3) Administration Department (24) Secretary's Department (96) Bureau of Computing Services (58) Bureau of Language Services (97.5) Office of Internal Audit and Inspection (17) Investment Office Staff Retirement Plan (4) Office of Budget and Planning (17) Technical Assistance Note: Organization as of April 3, 1998. Parentheses indicate number of budgeted regular staff. Secretariat (6) 1 The Institute supports the Joint Vienna Institute, a training center in Vienna, Austria. 2 Beginning in May 1998, the IMF-Singapore Regional Training Institute, a new regional training center, was established and will receive support from the IMF Institute.
Figure 1 Estimated Cost of Major Activities, Financial Year 1998 (As a percent of total costs) Executive Board (7.1) Board of Governors (4.) Administrative support (18.2) Surveillance (28.5) External relations (4.7) Technical assistance (16.5) Use of IMF resources (21.1) Note: Information is based on financial year 1998 outturn of expenditures. The cost of general supervision, training, professional development, and leave has been distributed proportionally to each of the other categories. Because of rounding, details may not add to total.
Figure 11 Administrative Expenses, Financial Years 1995 98 (Financial year 1995 = 1) 11 15 Nominal expenses 1 Real expenses 95 1995 1996 1997 1998 Note: Real administrative expenses have been derived using the CPI-U (consumer price index for all urban consumers) for Washington, D.C., Maryland, and Virginia (source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics). It should be noted that the CPI-U uses weights that do not reflect the pattern of all IMF administrative expenses. If the IMF expenses were used as weights, the overall increase in prices would be higher than those reflected in the CPI-U and the level of real expenses would be correspondingly lower during financial years 1995 98.