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This is the latest in a series of economic reports by staff economists in the IMF’s Middle Eastern Department. This book discusses the latest economic data coming out of the West Bank and Gaza Strip, with a particular emphasis on growing demographic concerns. The work is enhanced by the...
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The paper analyzes the development of government social expenditure during the economic stabilization period, with specific reference to the changing needs for such expenditure arising from the change in Israel’s demographic structure. The results reveal a real cut in direct services. The...
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A firm theoretical basis for the empirical relationship between dependency rates and savings behavior in developing countries is still lacking. Two demographic extensions of the representative household’s stochastic dynamic optimization problem are presented here. It is shown that the...
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There is broad agreement on the appropriateness of the budget deficit target. The government aims to strengthen expenditure control and efficiency, at the national and at subnational levels, to achieve a reduction in the tax burden while cutting the fiscal deficit. The IMF staff suggested...
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the regions may increase the efficiency and the productivity of the health care system. The information on Italy's economy …
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This Selected Issues paper for Italy presents updated estimates of potential growth for Italy, using new techniques … but also for macrofinancial developments. The paper reviews developments in fiscal federalism in Italy and draws on cross …
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This 2005 Article IV Consultation highlights that despite the better cyclical outlook, medium-term trends for Italy …
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This paper discusses a Detailed Assessment of the Observance of the Insurance Core Principles for Italy. The assessment … reveals that insurance supervision in Italy occurs within a legal framework that incorporates the relevant European Union … authorities in Italy are actively pursuing a number of legislative and supervisory initiatives that hold the potential to …
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Italy. The assessment reveals that overall, the current AML/CFT framework in Italy is extensive and mature, and achieves a …
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