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Mozambique; Recent Economic Developments
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 1997
This paper reviews economic developments in the Republic of Mozambique during 1990–96. Under the Economic and Social Rehabilitation Program (ESRP), the economy has made impressive economic gains. Real GDP growth averaged 6.7 percent in 1987–95, despite the civil war, a decline in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005591642
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Mexico; Financial Sector Assessment Program Update: Technical Note: The Pension Annuity Market
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2007
This paper presents a technical note on Mexico’s Financial Sector Assessment Program update. The Mexican experience displays interesting characteristics that provide lessons for other countries that still need to design the decumulation phase of their newly established second pillars. The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244170
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Tonga; 2007 Article IV Consultation: Staff Report; Staff Supplement; Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2007
This 2007 Article IV Consultation highlights that Tonga’s real GDP growth is estimated to turn negative in FY06/07, declining by 3½ percent. The economy will continue to be subject to uncertainty and shocks. While economic growth should return to positive, albeit low, levels in the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244772
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Russian Federation; Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2008
This Selected Issues paper for the Russian Federation discusses existing empirical efforts to measure the determinants of cross-country financial integration. Empirical studies that have adopted the gravity-model framework have found that it is generally successful in explaining bilateral...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011245351
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Ukraine; Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2007
This Selected Issues paper analyses the impact that rising energy import prices might have on growth and inflation in Ukraine. The paper examines how rising gas prices might elevate macrofiscal risks in Ukraine’s state enterprise sector. It assesses Ukraine’s equilibrium exchange...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011245611
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Tonga; 2008 Article IV Consultation: Staff Report; Staff Supplement; and Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2008
This 2008 Article IV Consultation highlights that Tonga’s economy has shown resilience in the aftermath of the November 2006 riots and is now on a path to recovery. The key factor underpinning this resilience has been private investment. Donor-supported government reconstruction loans are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011245814
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Wage Flexibility in Turbulent Times; A Practitioner's Guide
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2005
This paper reviews several methods to measure wage flexibility, and their suitability for evaluating the extent of such … flexibility during times of structural change, when wage distributions and wage curves can be particularly volatile. The paper … uses nonparametric estimation to capture possible nonlinearities in the wage curve and relaxes the assumption of a stable …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005248228
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Honduras; Request for a Three-Year Arrangement Under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility and Interim Assistance Under the Enhanced Initiative for Heavily Indebted Poor Countr...
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2006
the government to implement a vital reform of public sector wage policy. A reduction in the pressure of the civil service … wage bill is the key for restoring the sustainability of the public finances. An ambitious financial sector reform is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005252558
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Netherlands; Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 1996
highlights that the public pension for a single person is equal to 70 percent of the (statutory) minimum wage. The minimum wage …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005252658
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Finland; Selected Issues and Statistical Appendix
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 1996
This Selected Issues paper and Statistical Appendix examines inflation and wage dynamics in Finland. The paper … series. It presents the model and the empirical estimates, and provides an outlook for consumer price index and nominal wage …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005252725