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The Macroeconomic Impact of Healthcare Financing Alternatives : Reform Options forhong Kong Sar

International Monetary Fund - 2008

With much healthcare publicly funded, Hong Kong''s rapidly aging population will significant raise fiscal pressure over coming decades. We ask what the implications are of meeting these costs by public funding, or private funding voluntarily or through mandates. Our simulations suggest that...

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Some Uncomfortable Arithmetic Regarding Europe’s Public Finances

International Monetary Fund - 2010

Traditional fiscal indicators focused on measures of current deficits and debt miss the potentially important implications of current policies for future public finances. This could be problematic, including in the case of Europe, where population aging is expected to pose additional fiscal...

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Gender Budgeting in G7 Countries

International Monetary Fund - 2017

At the request of the Italian Presidency of the G7, the IMF has prepared a paper on gender-budgeting as a contribution … to the G7 initiative on equality. The paper provides an overview of gender-responsive budgeting concepts and practices in … the G7 countries. It summarizes recent trends in gender equality in G7 and advanced countries, noting that while equality …

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Republic of Madagascar; Selected Issues and Statistical Appendix

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2005

This Selected Issues paper and Statistical Appendix analyzes the relationship among prices, income, and money in Madagascar over the period 1982â€“2004. It finds that a stable long-run relationship for the price level exists, but that the adjustment toward this long-term equilibrium is...

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Mongolia; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper Progress Report

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2005

This paper reviews Mongoliaâ€™s Economic Growth Support Poverty Reduction Strategy (EGSPRS) Implementation Progress Report 2004. Mongoliaâ€™s GDP grew by 5.6 percent in 2003, a fulfillment of the goal set out in the Main Guidelines for Economic and Social Development in 2003 to attain...

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Cambodia; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2006

Cambodians have displayed tremendous resilience. The National Strategic Development Plan (NSDP) has been formulated using the comprehensive Rectangular Strategy of the Royal Government of Cambodia and synthesizes the Cambodia Millennium Development Goals (CMDG), the National Poverty Reduction...

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Azerbaijan Republic; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper Progress Report

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2004

This paper examines the progress report on Azerbaijan Republicâ€™s Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper. The share of the production and non-oil sector in GDP has increased. The shares of industry, construction, wholesale, and retail and service sectors increased, while the shares of...

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Mauritius; Selected Issues and Statistical Appendix

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2005

This Selected Issues paper and Statistical Appendix provide background information and analytical support for key policy issues discussed in the 2004 Article IV Consultation discussions with Mauritius. The impact of the erosion of trade preferences on exports, growth, and employment is assessed...

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Chile; Selected Issues

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2003

This note discusses Chile's macroeconomic policy framework, the role of institutions in Chile, policies over time, export specialization and economic growth, trade policy strategy and recent agreements, an overview of recent developments in capital markets, and corporate financing in Chile. The...

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United Kingdom; Selected Issues

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2004

This Selected Issues paper of the United Kingdom analyzes the official projections of public pension spending and risks, as well as the strategy to increase private pension provision. It provides a comparison of stylized facts regarding business cycle developments in the three economies, and an...

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