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This paper assesses recent developments in gas markets and the implications for Algerian gas demand and prices. Algeria’s gas production is stable but its share in global gas production has been on a downward trend since the early 2000s. The impact of a change in the spot oil price (WTI)...
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This Selected Issues paper analyzes sustaining potential growth in Aruba. As in the other Caribbean countries, there are growing concerns in Aruba about the slowdown in economic growth over the past two decades and the consequent tepid outlook for potential growth. Tackling such concerns...
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We show that US natural gas prices have decoupled from oil prices following substantial institutional and technological changes. We then examine how this interrelationship has evolved in Europe using data for Algeria, one of Europe’s key gas suppliers. Taking into account total gas...
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This Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper for Nigeria highlights the National Economic Empowerment and Development Strategy (NEEDS). NEEDS gives special support to agriculture, industry, small and medium-scale enterprises, and oil and gas. Under the plan, the government will seek long-term capital...
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This report is an analysis of the insurance core principles of Malaysia. This assessment gives a clear understanding of … the regulatory and supervisory framework of the insurance sector of Malaysia. Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) is the best …
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The Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) employs a well-developed risk-focused regulatory and supervisory regime. Despite this, a …
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This assessment is a review of the financial environment of Malaysia. Like many other Asian countries, Malaysia …-year financial plan (2001–10) by Bank Negara Malaysia restructured the financial sector. Banks were well capitalized, household … debts were strengthened, and securities and insurances were developed. Malaysia thus became the global center for Islamic …
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This Technical Note on the housing market in Malaysia focuses on price developments in the Malaysian housing market and … of its sustainability. Malaysia maintains a one-fourth time series for the housing prices index, tracing back to the 1990 …
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This Selected Issues paper on Malaysia highlights quantitative assessment of additional measures required during the …
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