Note on the financial reserves of the United Nations

(i) Operating and other types of reserves are included in the totals for reserves and fund balances shown in the financial statements

Developing countries main defense against world financial instability has been to accumulate international reserves.

29. The financial reserves placed at the disposal of the Organization amount to 672.6 million.

Reserves Reserves for budgeted separations

Recent financial crises have taught countries that those with large reserves are better able to weather the vicissitudes of international financial markets.

Run down the financial reserves and wealth that were accumulated when the economy was doing better.

Chinese reserves invested in these conservative financial instruments are relatively safe, but they yield little return.

In 1993, nearly half the net financial transfer went into reserves (see table 1 below). English

The return is high only if the reserves are used in a successful attempt by the country to avoid international financial turbulence otherwise, the return is the low yield offered by the financial assets in which reserves are held.

This definition, however, treats changes in official foreign reserves the same as changes in any other financial asset, while reserves are special, especially from the perspective of macroeconomic management.

INSTRAW continued to pursue the policy of strengthening its financial reserves to safeguard against shortfalls in resources.

Reserves

Proven oil reserves total world oil reserves (percentage)

Natural gas reserves total world gas reserves (percentage)

Unfortunately, the recent demonstration of the volatility of global financial markets only encourages the tendency to stockpile reserves.

The current accumulation of international reserves for self insurance purposes indicated a malfunction in the international financial system.

The gap between the reserves and the total amount owing illustrates clearly the financial difficulties of the Organization.

China has the resources to cope with the current financial crisis. Foreign exchange reserves are an immense 1.9 trillion.

26. Further pressure was placed on the financial reserves of the Organization by the pattern of assessments outlined below.

The main financial problem remains the question of arrears, which has detrimental consequences for the reserves of the Organization.

International reserves

INCLUDING RESERVES .

In some cases, value can also be measured directly, such as when the Organization earns additional interest income on its financial reserves through improved financial management practices.

Africa s natural gas reserves amount to about 8 of global reserves.

Human capital not natural resources, production capacity, or financial reserves should constitute the foundation of Russian and European development policies.

Latin America will finish 2007 with a current account surplus and growing foreign currency reserves, insulating them from financial crisis.

This will lessen the need felt by emerging economies for self insurance against financial instability, by building up large reserves.

The country has the world's largest natural gas reserves, the 8th largest oil reserves, and the second largest coal reserves.

How can the need for large foreign exchange reserves experienced by emerging market developing countries to provide self insurance against volatility in international trade and financial flows, and the cost of those reserves, be reduced?

A full scale financial crisis is triggered by a sharp fall in the prices of a large set of assets that banks and other financial institutions own, or that make up their borrowers financial reserves.

(l) Other reserves

(j) Operating reserves

(iv) Other reserves.

Reserves for unliquidated

LIABILITIES AND RESERVES

RESERVES AND LIABILITIES

The result is to put increased strain on the Organization apos s reserves, thereby rendering its financial situation even more difficult.

42. Assets, liabilities, and fund balances and reserves are the elements directly related to the measurement of organizations apos financial position.

Thus, another measure is defined which sums up the net transfer on all types of financial flows except changes in reserves.

This diminishes the value of these countries foreign exchange reserves, endangers their fiscal and exchange rate policies, and undermines their financial security.

(g) Transfers to reserves

Reserves and fund balances

Total, reserves and liabilities

These loans are based on a banks reserves, and reserves are derived from deposits.