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Burkina Faso : Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund - 2008
This paper assesses the link between public investment and economic growth in Burkina Faso. It also evaluates Burkina Faso's external competitiveness by using a comparison of REER to its equilibrium levels and a survey-based assessment of overall competitiveness. The report attempts to quantify...
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Roads to Nowhere : How Corruption in Public investment Hurts Growth
International Monetary Fund - 1998
In some countries, corrupt politicians appear to choose investment projects based on the opportunity for bribes and kickbacks these projectspresent. This paper contends that such corruption increases the numberof capital projects undertaken and trends to enlarge their size andcomplexity. The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014409386
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Improving Public Investment Efficiency in the G-20
International Monetary Fund - 2015
Through the provision of both social and economic infrastructure, public investment can serve as an important catalyst for economic growth. A significant body of theoretical and empirical research underscores the positive relationship between investment in high-quality public infrastructure and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014408539
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Making Public Investment More Efficient
International Monetary Fund - 2015
Public investment supports the delivery of key public services, connects citizens and firms to economic opportunities, and can serve as an important catalyst for economic growth. After three decades of decline, public investment has begun to recover as a share of GDP in emerging markets (EMs)...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014408564
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Public Investment and Fiscal Policy : Lessons From the Pilot Country Studies
International Monetary Fund - 2005
Latin America (Brazil, Chile, Colombia, and Peru), Africa (Ethiopia and Ghana), the Middle East (Jordan), and Asia (India) …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014409802
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Colombia : Key Attributes of Effective Resolution Regimes for Financial Institutions
International Monetary Fund - 2016
At the request of the Colombian authorities, the bank resolution regime was assessed against the Key Attributes of Effective Resolution Regimes for Financial Institutions (KAs). The assessment was conducted by staff of the Financial Stability Board (FSB), International Monetary Fund (IMF) and...
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Comprehensive tax reform : the Colombian experience
Shome, Parthasarathi (contributor); Dunn, David (contributor) - 1995
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Weathering the Global Storm : The Benefits of Monetary Policy Reform in the La5 Countries
International Monetary Fund - 2010
This paper highlights that central banks from Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, and Peru (the LA5 countries) reaped the …
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Colombia : Arrangement Under the Flexible Credit Line: Staff Report; Staff Supplement; Press Release on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for ...
International Monetary Fund - 2009
This paper discusses an arrangement under the Flexible Credit Line (FCL) for Colombia. Colombia is well placed to … authorities intend to treat as precautionary, would support Colombia’s policy framework and strategy, while reducing the … likelihood of balance of payments pressures stemming from a change in investor sentiment. IMF staff believes that Colombia fully …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014403585
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Colombia : Arrangement Under the Flexible Credit Line and Cancellation of the Current Arrangement: Staff Report; Staff Supplement; Press Release on the Executive Board Discussion;...
International Monetary Fund - 2010
This report focuses on Colombia’s economic policy framework and the policy response to the global crisis. In recent … years, Colombia’s policies strengthened a strong macroeconomic performance, which helped in achieving higher tax revenues … and restraint on current spending. Colombia was not affected too severely by the global crisis. The impact of the crisis …
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