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Italy : Assessing Competition and Efficiency in the Banking System

International Monetary Fund - 2007

The paper assesses the degree of banking competition and efficiency in Italy?over time as well as compared to that in … other countries, such as France, Germany, Spain, the United Kingdom, and the United States. The paper finds competition in …. The degree of competition falls within the range of estimates for a set of comparator countries. Greater contestability …

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Competition in Indian Banking

International Monetary Fund - 2005

It is widely perceived that competition in the Indian banking sector has increased since the inception of the financial … competitive conditions and earns revenues as if under monopolistic competition …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014400691

Competitiveness in the Baltics in the Run-Up to EU Accession

International Monetary Fund - 2003

This paper analyzes competitiveness in the Baltics in the run-up to European Union accession. Several factors appear to have driven movements in equilibrium real exchange rates in the Baltics since the start of the transition process. In the earlier years of transition, price liberalization,...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014407140

Republic of Kazakhstan : Financial Sector Assessment Program Update—Technical Note—Bank Profitability and Competition

International Monetary Fund - 2004

competition in the banking sector. In spite of significant gains in efficiency made in recent years, operational costs and …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014407263

Assessing Competitiveness Using Industry Unit Labor Costs : An Application to Slovakia

International Monetary Fund - 2012

Conceptual ambiguities and statistical weaknesses hamper the assessment of external competitiveness. The term competitiveness, while applied extensively, is often imprecisely defined, which can result in analytical errors and mistaken policy advice. Furthermore, aggregate statistical measures of...

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Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia; Selected Issues

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2009

This Selected Issues paper for the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia is examined. Real GDP growth accelerated to 5 percent in 2007 and 6 percent in the first half of 2008, from its historical average of about 3 percent. Increased investment, partly financed by FDI, is the main driver...

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Germany; Selected Issues

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2006

For more than a decade, growth in Germany has been subdued and uneven. This paper introduces the stylized facts pertaining to the strength in exports, the weakness in domestic demand, and the surge in the current account. It discusses the adjustment undertaken in the private sector and its...

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Foreign Exchange Intervention; A Shield Against Appreciation Winds?

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2011

This paper examines foreign exchange intervention practices and their effectiveness using a new qualitative and quantitative database for a panel of 15 economies covering 2004 - 10, with special focus on Latin America. Qualitatively, it examines institutional aspects such as declared motives,...

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Algeria; Selected Issues

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2006

This Selected Issues paper for Algeria analyzes the potential economic impact of Algeriaâ€™s Association Agreement with the European Union (AAEU). The paper lays out the major elements of Algeriaâ€™s AAEU and makes a comparison with other AAEUs. It discusses the potential economic...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244528

FDI Flows to Low-Income Countries; Global Drivers and Growth Implications

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2010

What accounts for variations in FDI flows from advanced to developing countries? How have FDI inflows explained cross-country growth experiences? In this paper we tackle both these questions empirically for a large sample of middle and low-income countries. Two key results emerge: (i) lower...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008560450

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