A/RES/70/188
International financial system and development
11. Recognizes the role of private capital flows in mobilizing financing for
development, stresses the challenges posed by excessive volatility of short -term
capital flows to many developing countries, notes that the design and
implementation of capital flow management measures to address those challenges,
such as macroeconomic policies, macroprudential measures and various forms of
capital account management, need to take into account the specific circumstances of
individual countries, while also remaining fully cognizant of the potential risks
involved in capital flow management;
12. Notes that regulatory gaps and misaligned incentives continue to pose
risks to financial stability, including risks of spillover effects of financial crises to
developing countries, which suggests a need to pursue further reforms of the
international financial and monetary system and continued strengthening of
international coordination and policy coherence to enhance global financial and
macroeconomic stability, emphasizes the need to work to prevent and reduce the
risk and impact of financial crises, acknowledging that national policy decisions can
have systemic and far-ranging effects well beyond national borders, including on
developing countries, highlights the importance of pursuing sound macroeconomic
policies that contribute to global stability, equitable and sustainable growth and
sustainable development, while strengthening financial systems and economic
institutions, and notes that, when dealing with risks from large and volatile capital
flows, necessary macroeconomic policy adjustment could be supported by
macroprudential and, as appropriate, capital flow management measures;
13. Recognizes the need for the international financial institutions to
promote, within their respective mandates, including by providing the right
incentives for medium-term and long-term investment and the sharing of best
practices, the mobilization of capital flows in order to better channel national and
international investment for sustainable development based on its three dimensions;
14. Emphasizes the relevance of inclusion in the international financial
system at all levels and the importance of considering fina ncial inclusion as a policy
objective in financial regulation, in accordance with national priorities and
legislation;
15. Recommits to the broadening and strengthening of the voice and
participation of developing countries in international economic decis ion-making and
norm-setting and in global economic governance, recognizes the importance of
overcoming obstacles to planned resource increases and governance reforms at the
International Monetary Fund, notes that the implementation of the 2010 reforms of
the Fund remains the highest priority, strongly urges the earliest ratification of those
reforms, and reiterates its commitment to further governance reform at both the
Fund and the World Bank to adapt to changes in the global economy;
16. Acknowledges the importance of the international financial institutions
supporting, in line with their mandates, the policy space of each country, in
particular developing countries, and recommits to the broadening and strengthening
of the voice and participation of developing countries, including African countries,
least developed countries, landlocked developing countries, small island developing
States and middle-income countries, in international economic decision -making,
norm-setting and global economic governance;
17. Notes the 2015 Shareholding Review of the World Bank, including the
agreed principles that guide shareholding reviews and the road map for its
implementation, and looks forward to the implementation of the road map, including
the agreement on a dynamic formula;
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