By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The International Monetary Fund said on Wednesday it has updated its guidance on capital flow restrictions to allow member countries to impose pre-emptive measures to reduce the risks of abrupt capital outflows causing financial crises or deep recessions. The IMF’s institutional view on capital controls was launched in 2012 in the wake of the 2008-2009 financial crisis to allow for capital flow management measures and macroprudential measures in the event of capital surges. Under the new guidance, countries would no longer have to wait until capital flow s…