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National Savings and Targets for the Federal Budget Balance in the United States
International Monetary Fund - 1989
The U.S. national savings rate has declined in the 1980s, with both public and private components falling. This paper … discusses that decline and whether a policy response is needed. The drop in the private savings rate appears to reflect factors … national savings. Illustrative calculations based on two alternative frameworks indicate that a net national saving rate …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014395902
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Republic of Kazakhstan; Report on Observance of Standards and Codes—Fiscal Transparency Module
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2003
This report assesses the Observance of Standards and Codes on Fiscal Transparency for the Republic of Kazakhstan. The fiscal reporting and dissemination of information in Kazakhstan has already achieved a sound level of practice, and can be built upon with relatively little further effort....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005591169
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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014405524
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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
This paper reports on findings from eight pilot country studies on public investment that were carried out during the second half of 2004. The pilot country studies covered a diverse group of countries. Specifically, they included countries in Latin America (Brazil, Chile, Colombia, and Peru),...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014409802
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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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Lao People’s Democratic Republic; Joint Staff Advisory Note on the Second Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper and Annual Progress Report
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2008
This Joint Staff Advisory Note reviews the National Socio-Economic Development Plan (NSEDP) 2006–10 and the Annual Progress Report for Lao People’s Democratic Republic (PDR). The government of PDR approved the Sixth NSEDP 2006–10 (PRSP) in June 2006. The NSEDP provides a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244811
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Kingdom of the Netherlands-Netherlands; Report on the Observance of Standards and Codes-Fiscal Transparency Module, and the Aide-Mémoire Regarding the Fiscal Framework
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2006
The report on the Netherlands on the Observance of Standards and Codes discusses the fiscal transparency module and the Aide-Mémoire regarding the fiscal framework. The roles and responsibilities of and within government are, in general, clearly defined and, in many areas, the Netherlands sets...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011245667
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The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia; 2013 Article IV Consultation
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2013
This 2013 Article IV Consultation highlights that recent macroeconomic developments in The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia are encouraging, with a significant deceleration in inflation and continued robust economic growth. Despite significant decline in coffee prices and supply...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011245705