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, Germany, Italy, and Spain. The paper discusses that during 2001–04, the performance of the external sector differed markedly …This cross-country paper explains differences in external sector performance among four large euro area countries—France …
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Union is a major achievement but also a difficult process in the four countries (France, Germany, Italy, and Spain) …
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agreement with the Government of Canada (Canada), and has entered into amendments to the 2010 borrowing agreement with De … with Canada and the amendments to the borrowing agreements with The Netherlands and Korea will each provide new resources …
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In recent years, the IMF has released a growing number of reports and other documents covering economic and financial developments and trends in member countries. Each report, prepared by a staff team after discussions with government officials, is published at the option of the member country
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other countries, such as France, Germany, Spain, the United Kingdom, and the United States. The paper finds competition in …The paper assesses the degree of banking competition and efficiency in Italy?over time as well as compared to that in …. The degree of competition falls within the range of estimates for a set of comparator countries. Greater contestability …
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Updates the Board on progress in the WTO negotiations under the Doha Development Agenda in the run-up to the Hong Kong SAR Ministerial in December, and presents proposals on aid for trade to be submitted to the Development Committee and International Monetary and Finance Committee in September...
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This paper summarizes recent developments in the Doha Round negotiations, and aid for trade. As requested by the Development Committee last September, it reviews existing mechanisms for cross-country and regional aid for trade needs. It proposes possible options to overcome the coordination and...
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At their 2005 Spring meetings, the Development Committee and IMFC called on the Bank and Fund to work with others to develop more detailed proposals, for consideration at the Annual Meetings, to help developing countries adjust to and take advantage of the Doha Round. In response, Bank and Fund...
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This note presents the IMF staff's assessment of recent macroeconomic developments in Mauritius and the authorities' reform strategy to address the negative impact of the loss of preferential access for the textile and sugar sectors and to raise potential growth. Drawing on the findings of an...
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