Der Bericht behandelt die wirtschaftliche Entwicklung der früheren Sowjetunion im Jahr 1991 und dient als Hintergrund für die Wirtschaftsberichte über die früheren Sowjetrepubliken. Die Informationen beruhen auf Gesprächen der IMF-Mission mit den Sowjet-Behörden, den Informationen, die...

This paper examines economic developments and policies in Canada during 1990–95. Spurred by the robust growth in the United States and the easing of monetary conditions between 1991 and 1993, economic growth in Canada continued to strengthen during 1994. Real GDP grew by 4.5 percent in 1994...

Despite Mexico’s recent remarkable progress in adjusting its fiscal and external accounts and in restructuring its economy, the recovery of growth has remained elusive. This paper reviews some aspects of Mexico’s recent performance and suggests that systemic adjustment uncertainty, and...

This Selected Issues paper focuses on constructing a high-frequency economic growth indicator for Suriname. Most economic data for Suriname are available only with a substantial time lag and on a low-frequency basis, impeding such analyses. This paper presents a simple econometric model that...