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The impact of the 2009 tsunami on tourism and on the Samoan economy is likely to be substantial. The effectiveness of monetary transmission in Samoa has improved over time; however, it is still below international standards. The adverse impact of the crisis on the functioning of the banking...
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In many countries, the activities of public enterprises have an important fiscal impact. While the precise nature of this impact is often obscured, it is important that it be reflected in measures of overall fiscal activity. The paper is intended to raise and clarify some of the issues involved...
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This Selected Issues paper on Bangladesh underlies the export performance of readymade garment industry and inflation … dynamics. Bangladesh has demonstrated that it is highly competitive in the world’s major garment markets. Inflation inertia …, monetary factors, and exchange rate fluctuations are the main determinants of inflation in Bangladesh. Despite adoption of …
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growth is timely. The targeted increase in the budget for infrastructure and social spending is well considered. Bangladesh …
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In recent years, the IMF has released a growing number of reports and other documents covering economic and financial developments and trends in member countries. Each report, prepared by a staff team after discussions with government officials, is published at the option of the member country
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Bangladesh is reducing poverty and making headway toward meeting its MDGs. However, political considerations are …
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This paper discusses Bangladesh’s Second Review Under the Three-Year Arrangement Under the Poverty Reduction and Growth … Facility (PRGF) and Requests for Waiver of Performance Criteria. Bangladesh’s macroeconomic policies have been prudent …
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Bangladesh achieved steady gross domestic product growth with manageable inflation, and improved social indicators …
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This paper reports on Bangladesh’s Financial System Stability Assessment. Considerable progress has been made in …
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This Selected Issues paper analyzes the surprising strength of remittances in Bangladesh and other countries in South …
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