02190cas a2200277 a 4500 AALejournalIMF011628 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781463931216 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Matamoros-Indorf, Marcela. Central Bank Credit to the Government : What Can We Learn From International Practices? / Marcela Matamoros-Indorf, Mrinalini Sharma, Simon Townsend, Luis Jacome. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2012. 1 online resource (44 pages) IMF Working Papers <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students Using a central bank legislation database, this paper documents and analyzes worldwide institutional arrangements for central bank lending to the government and identifies international practices. Key findings are: (i) in most advanced countries, central banks do not finance government expenditure; (ii) in a large number of emerging and developing countries, short-term financing is allowed in order to smooth out tax revenue fluctuations; (iii) in most countries, the terms and conditions of these loans are typically established by law, such that the amount is capped at a small proportion of annual government revenues, loans are priced at market interest rates, and their maturity falls within the same fiscal year; and (iv) in the vast majority of countries, financing other areas of the state, such as provincial governments and public enterprises, is not allowed. The paper does not address central banks' financial support during financial crises. Mode of access: Internet Jacome, Luis. Sharma, Mrinalini. Townsend, Simon. IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2012/016 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/2012/016/001.2012.issue-016-en.xml IMF e-Library