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The thrust of the report's recommendations to strengthen the institutional framework for self-evaluation, adapt it over … time to changing circumstances, and better disseminate lessons from self-evaluation are well taken. I believe, however …
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I would like to thank the Independent Evaluation Office (IEO) for preparing this informative and timely report, which …
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Executive Directors welcomed the report of the Independent Evaluation Office (IEO) on IMF Advice on Capital Flows …
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The Managing Director welcomes the IEO's novel report, which identifies recurring issues from past evaluations and assesses progress in addressing them. The report's focus on organizational silos, attention to risks and uncertainty, country and institutional context, evenhandedness, and...
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A mix of solid economic policies, wage moderation, and an early orientation toward Eastern Europe explain Austria … have not resulted in sharp wage increases; instead negotiated wages for 2008 are up. Austria’s external position remains …
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The Austrian authorities have been making great efforts since 2003 to enhance the quality of banking supervision and keep up-to-date with banking sector developments. Banks face a reputation risk arising from exposure to money laundering/financing of terrorism risk in both domestic and...
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This technical note focuses on the Austrian banking system that exhibits considerable resilience against shocks determined by stress tests. The main sources of risk lie in the credit risk arising from exposures to Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe (CESE) and the Commonwealth of...
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This Selected Issues paper for Austria looks at the fiscal burden facing Austria owing to aging, and the policy steps …
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The Austrian economy has been growing at an annual rate in excess of 3percent since mid-1999. Experience with deregulation in the telecommunications and electricity sectors is encouraged. With strong economic growth and expansionary monetary conditions from an Austrian perspective, Executive...
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This Selected Issues paper focuses on the medium-term budgetary framework (MTBF) for Austria. Austria is part of a … trend among many countries to consider some form of MTBF. This paper describes the proposed framework in Austria and …
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