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Sustained Debt Reduction : The Jamaica Exception

Arslanalp, Serkan; Eichengreen, Barry; Henry, Peter Blair - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2024

Reducing high public debts is key for countries seeking to restore fiscal capacity and resilience in the wake of recent crises. But large debt reductions are rare. Jamaica stands out for reducing its debt from 144 percent of GDP to 72 percent over the last decade, a record achieved by running...

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Return on Returns : Building Scientific Capacity in AIDS Endemic Countries

Fry, Caroline; Ganguli, Ina - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023

We estimate spillovers from public funding for health research in the context of the NIH's Fogarty International Center's AIDS International Training and Research Program, which aims to strengthen scientific capacity in AIDS endemic countries by providing African researchers with training...

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Zimbabwe : Challenges and Policy Options after Hyperinflation

International Monetary Fund - 2010

This paper examines the challenges and policy options after hyperinflation in Zimbabwe. The paper reviews the pros and … cons of alternative monetary regimes for Zimbabwe to succeed the current multicurrency system, which the authorities …. The paper also assesses competitiveness and external sustainability in debt-distressed Zimbabwe. It also makes a case for …

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Zimbabwe : 2000 Article IV Consultation—Staff Report; Staff Supplement; Selected Issues

International Monetary Fund - 2001

curtailed access to foreign financing in Zimbabwe. The new economic team has taken steps in devaluing the currency and raising … strong policies, backed by a broad domestic consensus, will help restore Zimbabwe's status as an anchor of stability and …

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Zimbabwe : Request for Targeted Lifting of the Suspension of Fund Technical Assistance

International Monetary Fund - 2009

This paper discusses Zimbabwe’s request for targeted lifting of the suspension of fund technical assistance. Zimbabwe … political commitment and to strengthen technical capacity. The Zimbabwe authorities have expressed their commitment to improve …

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Ethnic Remoteness Reduces the Peace Dividend from Trade Access

Desmet, Klaus; Gomes, Joseph Flavian - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023

This paper shows that ethnically remote locations do not reap the full peace dividend from increased market access. Exploiting the staggered implementation of the US-initiated Africa Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) and using high-resolution data on ethnic composition and violent conflict for...

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De Jure Versus De Facto Exchange Rate Regimes in Sub-Saharan Africa

International Monetary Fund - 2011

There are 22 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) with floating exchange rate regimes, de jure. Some target the money supply or the inflation rate; others practice ""managed floating."" Statistical analysis on monthly data for the past decade reveals that in most cases these exchange rate...

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Implementation Plan in Response to Board-Endorsed Recommendations Arising from the Independent Evaluation Office Report on The IMF and Aid to Sub-Saharan Africa

International Monetary Fund - 2007

This paper sets out an implementation plan that responds to the IEO report on the Fund and Aid to Sub-Saharan Africa (the IEO Report). It sets out the recommendations made in the IEO Report and the view of the Executive Board on them (Section II), and outlines the various work streams that are...

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