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This paper discusses the arrangement under the Flexible Credit Line (FCL) for Mexico. Mexico has achieved a high level … also under strain in the consumer banking portfolio. The arrangement for Mexico is the first commitment under the IMF’s FCL …
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Mexico’s policy stance has focused on balancing domestic and external conditions, supporting the recovery while …
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have facilitated the maintenance of orderly economic conditions in Mexico even amidst the substantial external volatility … during the global crisis. Executive Directors welcomed the authorities’ commitment to maintain Mexico’s strong policy … Flexible Credit Line has helped Mexico to maintain confidence and also to insure against external risks while supporting a …
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This paper discusses the Arrangement for Mexico Under the Flexible Credit Line (FCL) and Cancellation of the Current … Arrangement. The recent upward trend in output in Mexico is expected to continue, leading to projected growth of 4 percent for … staff assesses that Mexico meets the qualification criteria for access to FCL resources and recommends approval of an FCL …
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Mexico’s strong policy framework has helped cushion the impact of the global crisis. The staff report highlights Mexico …
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This note examines the efficiency gains that might result from market-based debt reduction and alternative uses of resources. It is argued that when a country’s expected output falls short of contractual claims on that output, private investment is drawn to activities that protect the...
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This paper outlines a procedure for calculating the cash value of “menu items” in debt restructuring proposals, including par and non-par exchanges, with enhancements consisting of either interest or principal guarantees. It is argued that under certain plausible assumptions interest and...
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This paper is concerned with debt-equity swaps in which foreign residents are a party to the exchange (i.e., it does not deal with flight capital), and with debt forgiveness. The seemingly unrelated issues of debt-equity swaps and debt forgiveness are jointly treated in this study, because debt...
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The purpose of this paper is to analyze the argument that debt relief would increase the incentive of a debtor country to make an adjustment effort (to invest) and that for this reason creditors may benefit by granting relief. It is shown that there are actually opposing incentive effects of...
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Debt relief and penalties are discussed in connection with sovereign-country loans. We focus on conditions for the existence of penalties that are too low for ensuring Pareto efficiency, and show the possible time inconsistency of optimal debt contracts. A methodology for ascertaining debt...
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