Similar Search Results

Policies to promote competitiveness in manufacturing in Sub-Saharan Africa

Fosu, Augustin Kwasi (contributor) - 2001

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004682907

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...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014396613

Albania; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper Progress Report

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2003

This paper examines the Progress Report for Albaniaâ€™s National Strategy for Socio-Economic Development (NSSED). 2002 was the first year of implementing the NSSED. The implementation process has been oriented toward achieving the annual objectives and in accordance with the program of...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005824987

Honduras; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper Progress Report

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2004

The paper reports the progress of the Honduran poverty reduction strategy program, projects, and policy measures. The report provides details on the organization and results of the consultation process, and analyzes the macroeconomic framework for the poverty reduction strategy. An overview of...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005825005

Bhutan; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2010

Bhutan has evolved from a closed economy to a trading nation that exhibits a high degree of dependence on trade. Exports have grown rapidly but overall the countryâ€™s trade deficit continues to widen owing to an even faster growth in the value of imports. The manufacturing and industry...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011243582

Kyrgyz Republic; Medium-Term Development Program: Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2012

This paper focuses on the Medium-Term Development Program for the Kyrgyz Republic. The aim of this program is to put the economy of the country into a sustainable vector of development and improve the budget status to prevent social effects, increase living standard, and reduce poverty in the...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244609

The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper: Growth and Transformation Plan 2010/11-2014/15: Volume I

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2011

This strategic paper discusses Ethiopiaâ€™s growth and transformation plan (GTP) for the periods 2010/2011 and 2014/2015. The Ethiopian governmentâ€™s main development agenda has been poverty eradication. The government has designed, and is implementing, strategies, policies, and plans...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244884

What Drives China's Interbank Market?

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2009

Interest rates in China comprise a mix of both market determined interest rates (interbank rates and bond yields), and … regulated interest rates (lending and deposit rates), reflecting China's gradual process of interest rate liberalization. We …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008528670

Are House Prices Rising too Fast in China?

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2010

of an emerging real estate bubble. We find that, for China as a whole, the current levels of house prices do not seem …€™ mass-market and luxury segments. Unlike advanced economies before 2007-8, prices have tended to correct frequently in China … China has, and will continue to have,a structural driver. …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008777035

Are House Prices Rising too Fast in Hong Kong SAR?

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2010

Sharp increase in house prices in Hong Kong SAR in 2009-2010 has led to concerns of an emerging real estate bubble. According to our measure of price deviation from fundamentals, which should be taken as an early warning indicator of market exuberance, the current level of house prices in Hong...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008777036