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Portugal; Selected Issues Paper
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2013
Portugal’s economy is in deep recession, and the crisis has opened up a large output gap, with severe consequences for employment and government revenue. While the focus is on the medium- and long-term, this analysis also offers insights on how deep the output gap is. It also highlights...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011242590
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Senegal; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2007
This paper focuses on Senegal’s second poverty reduction strategy paper (PRSP–II). It summarizes the results of the participatory PRSP review process prior to final validation and adoption by the government. As an economic and social policy document for growth and poverty reduction...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011242593
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Kyrgyz Republic; First Review Under the Three-Year Arrangement Under the Extended Credit Facility and Request for Modification of Performance Criteria: Staff Report; Staff Statemen...
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2011
The Kyrgyz Republic is emerging from a deep political crisis. In April 2010, a popular uprising toppled the previous regime and internal ethnic conflict in June 2010 exacerbated the already difficult political situation. The crisis has adversely affected economic activity and near-term growth...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011242611
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Republic of Estonia: 2014 Article IV Consultation-Staff Report; Press Release; and Statement by the Executive Director for the Republic of Estonia
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2014
This 2014 Article IV Consultation highlights that in 2013, Estonia’s recovery from the crisis continued but at a slower pace. Real GDP growth was 0.8 percent, with private consumption providing the main support, although net exports made a negative contribution. Inflation declined to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011242615
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Djibouti; Sixth Review Under the Extended Credit Facility Arrangement and Request for Waivers of Nonobservance of Performance Criteria—Staff Report; Press Release on the Executiv...
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2013
The article is a review on Djibouti’s Extended Credit Facility (ECF) program and the performance of economic development in the program. The ECF program helped Djibouti to maintain macroeconomic stability, and the period underwent a transformation in the Djiboutian economy. The country...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011242635
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Czech Republic; Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2008
This paper reviews the fiscal reform of the Czech Republic, its key reform measures, and structural implications. The study also focuses on key challenges and demographic pressures facing the Czech economy, and describes the analytical framework of Global Fiscal Model (GFM) with technical...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011242637
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Algeria; Selected Issues Paper
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2012
relation between labor market institutions and unemployment show that improvement in labor market conditions in Algeria could …This paper analyzes Algeria’s unemployment and labor market developments and assesses the factors that may hamper … assesses the effect of improvements in Algeria’s labor market flexibility on unemployment outcomes. The results on the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011242638
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Belgium; Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2007
This Selected Issues paper focuses on the fiscal challenge for Belgium in coping with population aging, including the sustainability of prevailing fiscal federalism arrangements across all levels of governments. The analysis demonstrates that the current strategy of upfront consolidation is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011242673
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Nicaragua; Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2012
The paper is an elaborated report on Nicaragua’s potential economic growth. The challenges and idiosyncratic shocks were immense but the policies of better education, labor contracts, and accomplishments in public investments paved the way for movement of the economy. The external...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011242676
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Algeria; Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2007
This Selected Issues paper for Algeria analyzes the growth prospects of the Algerian economy. Drawing on the findings of the empirical growth literature, the paper combines growth accounting and cross-country growth regressions to examine the role of macroeconomic and institutional factors in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011242716