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This paper examines the impact of the opening up of Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union on Western Europe. The …
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This Selected Issues paper for The Bahamas reports that the largest portion of tourism expenditure in The Bahamas comes … from stayover visitors, and total tourism spending has been stagnant. The Bahamas is a small open economy highly dependent … on tourism and the offshore financial sector. Private consumption expenditure in the country or countries of origin is …
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This paper studies recent developments in tourism in the East Caribbean countries (ECC) and reviews government policies … to support tourism. The paper also presents a model to explain the movements of tourist arrivals to the region during …
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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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This Selected Issues paper and Statistical Appendix summarizes the evolution of monetary institutions in The Bahamas. It discusses the framework in which monetary policy is conducted in the country. Following a brief description of the evolution of institutions, the paper summarizes the monetary...
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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
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014398578
Since 1992, the central banks of the Baltic states and the Commonwealth of Independent States have undertaken comprehensive reform of their monetary and exchange arrangements in support of their stabilization efforts. Their efforts have been supported by extensive technical assistance provided...
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Several transition countries have experienced strong real exchange rate appreciations. This paper tests the hypothesis that these appreciations reflect underlying productivity gains in the tradable sector. Using panel data over the period 1993-98, the results show clear evidence of...
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This paper assesses changes in the size and scope of government in 24 transition economies. Whereas these governments have retrenched in terms of public expenditures in relation to GDP, as well as public employment as a share of population, some indicators suggest that size remains high (e.g.,...
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