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The WTO Doha Trade Round : Unlocking the Negotiations and Beyond

International Monetary Fund - 2011

This note provides an update on the status of Doha negotiations and an outlook on significant non-Doha trade issues …

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Trade Dependency, Bargaining and External Debt

International Monetary Fund - 1988

This paper analyzes the factors determining the payment on outstanding debt in the presence of partial defaults, and the feasibility of renewed investment. We show that a higher relative size of sectors with lower substitutability between domestic and foreign products will increase the resource...

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Multilateral Developing-Country Debt Rescheduling Negotiations : A Bargaining-Theoretic

International Monetary Fund - 1988

This paper employs a dynamic bargaining-theoretic framework to analyze multilateral sovereign debt rescheduling … negotiations. The analysis illustrates how various factors, such as the debtor’s gains from trade and the level of world interest … rates, affect the relative bargaining power of various parties to a rescheduling agreement. If creditor–country taxpayers …

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Strategic Investment in a Debt Bargaining Framework

International Monetary Fund - 1989

, if the debtor country is unable to meet debt obligations, a bargaining regime determines the amount of debt repayment. In … the bargaining game will therefore be dependent (among other things) on the level of production in the debtor country. In … this framework, the paper shows that productive investment may increase or decrease the bargaining power of the debtor …

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Germany; 2006 Article IV Consultation: Staff Report; Staff Statement; Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for Germa...

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2006

The three-point VAT increase is part of a package in which unemployment payroll taxes will be reduced. Risks to the recovery are balanced but the range of forecasts for 2007 is unusually wide. The priority for Germany is to transmit its external strength to the domestic economy, thus further...

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Kingdom of the Netherlandsâ€”Netherlands; 2004 Article IV Consultationâ€”Staff Report; Staff Statement; and Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2004

The staff report for the 2004 Article IV Consultation on the Kingdom of the Netherlandsâ€”Netherlands highlights the economic developments and policies. The economy is beginning to emerge from an extended downturn. Meanwhile, against a background of soft labor market conditions and economic...

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Senegal; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2007

This paper focuses on Senegalâ€™s second poverty reduction strategy paper (PRSPâ€“II). It summarizes the results of the participatory PRSP review process prior to final validation and adoption by the government. As an economic and social policy document for growth and poverty reduction...

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Senegal; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper Annual Progress Report

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2010

It is vital to achieve both high levels of sustained, long lasting growth and better income distribution through the Accelerated Growth Strategy in Senegal. In terms of macroeconomic performance, the annual average growth rate dropped owing to exogenous shocks and low productivity in the...

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Republic of Armenia; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper Progress Report

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2006

The Armenian government adopted the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP), and the first years of the PRSP implementation have evidently resulted in the significant reduction of both poverty and extreme poverty. The main focus has been sustainable economic growth, institutional reforms, and...

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Republic of Uzbekistan; Interim Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2005

This paper reviews Uzbekistanâ€™s Interim Welfare Improvement Strategy Paper (I-WISP). I-WISP defines the main directions and measures aimed at improving living standards and reducing poverty among the population of Uzbekistan for 2005â€“10. The strategy is designed to further expand...

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