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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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-income countries (LICs). The new agreements and augmentations of existing agreements that have been finalized are from Belgium, Brazil …, France, Japan, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom. Together, these agreements provide a total of …
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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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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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exchange rate expectations and on interest rates on publicly held government debt. In Italy, the high stock of such debt in …
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For the time being—and possibly for a considerable time to come—developments and prospects for the euro area are quite favorable. This upbeat outlook is underpinned by buoyant activity indicators and a supportive policy mix. High household and business confidence, rising capacity utilization...
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This paper examines the impact of macroeconomic and financial sector policy announcements in the United States, the United Kingdom, the euro area, and Japan during the recent crisis on interbank credit and liquidity risk premia. Announcements of interest rate cuts, liquidity support, liability...
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This paper presents key findings of the Financial System Stability Assessment for the United Kingdom, including Reports on the Observance of Standards and Codes on Banking Supervision, Insurance Supervision, Securities Regulation, Payments Systems, Monetary and Financial Policy Transparency, and...
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Germany. Germany's focus on actual, rather than cyclically adjusted, fiscal goals and outcomes carries the risk of rendering …
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considerable headwinds. Several conditions are now in place in Germany for a domestic demand-led recovery. Employment creation has … been robust and unemployment at 5.3 percent is at a postreunification low. Executive Directors have commended Germany … environment. Directors have underscored Germany’s pivotal role in reducing euro area and global imbalances …
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