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The authorities’ program for 2003–05, supported by the previous Stand-By Arrangement (SBA), successfully stabilized the economy despite difficult conditions. A new economic program for 2006–08 is needed to consolidate macroeconomic stability, address remaining...
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This paper studies the factors that have influenced countries' participation in IMF drawing programs. IMF drawing …-track, it provides a closer link to the factors that have influenced the evolution of IMF credit outstanding. The analysis uses … determinants of countries' participation in IMF drawing programs. The importance of the global factor is not uniform during the …
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This paper reviews and draws lessons from the stabilization and reform program that Korea implemented in response to the 1997-98 crisis. The economy recovered quickly from the deep recession in 1998 and its vulnerability to a balance of payments crisis has been reduced sharply. Significant...
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the IMF, the other under the leadership of Harry Johnson in Chicago. The IMF approach is presented as an evolutionary …-proclaimed revolutionary. It posits the ‘essentially monetary character’ of the balance of payments. The IMF model tests satisfactorily as an …
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This paper aims to assess the economic impact of the IMF’s support through its facilities for low-income countries. It … relies on two complementary econometric analyses: the first investigates the longer-term impact of IMF engagement … role of IMF shock-related financing—through augmentations of Extended Credit Facility arrangements and short-term and …
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Mali’s economy is showing renewed momentum resulting from a strong 2005–06 cereal harvest and strengthening terms of trade. The fiscal program remained well on track through end-2005. Discussion of the macroeconomic outlook focused on production-side growth prospects, such as...
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