Press Release: Asia Recovering Fast, but Faces a "New World," IMF Says Oct 29, 2009
To be successful, rebalancing will require greater exchange rate flexibility and structural reforms that will allow for a smooth reallocation of resources across the economy. In the first of two analytic chapters, the REO explores how Japan emerged from its banking crisis in the 1990s to draw lessons for the current global recovery. (IMF News)
Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Reviews Experience with the Financial Sector Assessment Program, Options for the Future, and Complementary Reforms in Surveillance and the Assessment of Standards and Codes Sep 30, 2009
Careful prioritization and a Fund-wide reallocation of resources, including through a more strategic deployment of financial sector expertise across departments, were seen as the proper way to tackle the difficult tradeoffs. A number of Directors acknowledged that implementing the proposed changes could well require additional resources, which should be considered along with the overall budget. (IMF News)
Transcript of the IMF’s Press Briefing on World Economic Outlook: Anyaltic Chapters 3 and 4 Sep 23, 2009
As far as employment losses are concerned, the typically large increase in the actual unemployment rate seems to last for a long time as the crisis implies a substantial reallocation of resources across sectors and also as working skills may get eroded ... Still, to the extent that there are remaining concerns about losses, they underscore the importance of implementing reforms that help raise medium-term output prospects and facilitate the reallocation of resources across sectors ... That said,... (IMF News)
No shortage of options Sep 6, 2009
Catchphrase of the week, courtesy of Rays general manager Andrew Friedman: Reallocation of resources, when speaking of the trade that sent Scott Kazmir to the Angels; 3. Ben Zobrist, the next Cesar Tovar; 4. (Boston Globe)
Linking it back to tradition Aug 12, 2009
Yet with all the modifications, golf management assured that there would be no significant capital investments and instead called the project a reallocation of resources. Troyanoski was also confident that the course improvements would attract more professional and upscale events, the last being the LPGA Samsung World Tour in 2008. (Half Moon Bay Review, CA)
SLAMMING HOSPITALS Aug 11, 2009
This reallocation of resources will starve the specialty departments at New York's academic hospitals, where medical breakthroughs are produced and the world's finest care is delivered. The administration also intends to reduce Medicare reimbursement rates in high-cost areas of the country, like New York, to match payments in low-cost areas like Minneapolis. (New York Post -- Opinions)
Transcript of a Conference Call on the 2009 Article IV Consultation with the Euro Area Aug 2, 2009
The key challenge is to facilitate the reallocation of resources to future-oriented activities and sectors. Notably, policies need to ensure that people who lose their jobs stay attached to the labor market and acquire the skills that will help them prosper in new jobs. (IMF News)
Men's Rowing Jul 5, 2009
Men's Crew - Western Washington University Vikings. Moved to club status on May 31, 2005. (Wwuvikings.com)
DHS resists security clearance improvements Jun 16, 2009
Furthermore, the IGs recommendation that DHS create a centralized security intake process and customer service center would necessitate a significant reallocation of resources and space and requires further study, Williams said. This illustrates the difficulty of moving forward on these issues, said Steven Aftergood, director of the Project on Government Secrecy at the Federation of American Scientists. (FCW.com)
Fed official: Expect dragging recession May 23, 2009
"In particular, the reallocation of resources that should occur in a recession and that is fundamental to economic recovery is inhibited when financial markets are not functioning or are functioning poorly," he said. "Unless conditions improve, such market failures threaten to prolong the recession.". (Daytona Beach News Journal -- Local)
Black College Hit With Racism Rap Apr 10, 2009
"The non-renewal decisions were made in the context of a recommendation for curriculum change, reallocation of resources and in light of the needs of the separate departments where each faculty member worked.". According to its Web site, Benedict is a private, coed liberal arts school with more than 2,500 students with a "continued commitment to facilitate the empowerment, enhancement, and full participation of African-Americans in American society.". (CBS News -- US)
Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Concludes 2008 Article IV Consultation with the Republic of Estonia Mar 11, 2009
Structural policies to ensure market flexibility were considered by Executive Directors to be crucial for facilitating real adjustment including a reallocation of resources from the non-traded to the tradable sector and from low wage to high-value added activities. They supported the new labor contract law, which aims to reduce the, albeit limited, labor market rigidities, while improving the social safety net. (IMF News)
Maryland probes mortgage fraud Feb 21, 2009
These agencies recently dedicated staff to mortgage fraud cases; the FBI said 25 percent of Baltimore's agents now investigate mortgage fraud, a reallocation of resources since the counterterrorism focus after Sept. 11. "We're not telling people to rest easy with licensed professionals," said Mr. Rosenstein. (Insight on the News)
