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International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2005

This Selected Issues paper examines conditions in Colombian labor markets, which present a big challenge to the country. At end-2004, the unemployment rate amounted to 12 percent, and about one-third of the labor force was considered underemployed. The paper reviews labor market developments...

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Italy; Selected Issues

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2011

Based on the economic literature, various policy measures and institutions in the product and labor markets that increase growth and employment are studied. From a cross-country approach, this study finds a significant relationship between Vertical Fiscal Imbalances (VFIs) and fiscal performance...

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Republic of Uzbekistan; Interim Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2005

This paper reviews Uzbekistanâ€™s Interim Welfare Improvement Strategy Paper (I-WISP). I-WISP defines the main directions and measures aimed at improving living standards and reducing poverty among the population of Uzbekistan for 2005â€“10. The strategy is designed to further expand...

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Republic of Korea; Selected Issues

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2003

This Selected Issues paper highlights that the authorities in the Republic of Korea recognize the pension policy challenges ahead, and a first wave of reforms has already been launched. Despite the reforms to date, much remains to be done. Without further reforms, the public pension systems in...

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Dominica; Interim Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2004

Poverty in Dominica exhibits the following: poor households tend to be larger than nonpoor households; poor households contain proportionately fewer persons of working age, and there is no significant difference in the gender distribution of poverty in the country. The challenges of this...

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Germany: Selected Issues

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2014

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Germany: 2014 Article IV Consultation-Staff Report; Press Release; and Statement by the Executive Director for Germany

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2014

KEY ISSUES Context: ? Germany fundamentals are sound: balance sheets are generally healthy, unemployment is at a … uncertainty (including about future energy costs), and fast approaching adverse demographic changes. ? Germany could do more to … increase its growth, thus strengthening its role as an engine of euro area recovery. Policy recommendations: ? Germany has the …

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German-Central European Supply Chain-Cluster Report; Staff Report, First Background Note, Second Background Note, Third Background Note

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2013

linkages between Germany and the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, and the Slovak Republic (CE4) have expanded rapidly …

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Germany; 2013 Article IV Consultation

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2013

This 2013 Article IV Consultation highlights that Germanyâ€™s economic rebound of 2010â€“11 gave way to weakening momentum during the course of 2012. Although exports to non-European trading partners began to recover by mid-2012, in line with improved prospects in the United States and...

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