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Islamic Republic of Iran; 2005 Article IV Consultation: Staff Report; Staff Statement; Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive D...

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2006

Iran's 2005 Article IV Consultation highlights Fourth Five-Year Development Plan (FFYDP) and the Twenty-Year Vision. The country's real GDP growth reached 5Â½ percent a year on average, unemployment declined, and macroeconomic indicators improved significantly, supported by favorable oil...

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Indonesia; 2007 Article IV Consultation: Staff Report; Staff Statement; Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for Ind...

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2007

This 2007 Article IV Consultation highlights that Indonesiaâ€™s economic performance has been strong since the last Article IV Consultation. Supported by sound policies and a favorable external environment, output has grown strongly, inflation has stabilized, and international reserves have...

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Peopleâ€™s Republic of China; 2006 Article IV Consultation: Staff Report; Staff Statement; and Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2006

that China faces. The government recognizes the need to contain investment and credit growth, and has tightened the …

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Botswana; 2006 Article IV Consultation: Staff Report; Staff Statement; Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Authorities for Botswana

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2007

The staff report for the 2006 Article IV Consultation on Botswana highlights economic developments and monetary and exchange rate policy. Botswanaâ€™s growth has been fueled by continued increases in diamond production; and real diamond output is projected to level off, and then decline...

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Suriname; 2005 Article IV Consultation: Staff Report; Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for Suriname

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2006

Surinameâ€™s 2005 Article IV Consultation reports that economic activity has strengthened reflecting increased mining output and investment. The principal short-term challenge for Suriname is to maintain disciplined fiscal and monetary policies, especially to contain the inflation impact of...

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Georgia; Fourth Review Under the Stand-By Arrangement and Request for Modification of Performance Criterion

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2009

This paper discusses key findings of the Fourth Review Under the Stand-By Arrangement for Georgia. The strategy remains appropriate, and program targets for 2010 are in line with those presented at the Third Review. Fiscal policy will transition from an expansionary stance in 2009 to a path of...

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Republic of Yemen; 2008 Article IV Consultation: Staff Report; Staff Statement and Supplement; Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Exe...

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2009

Recent economic performance in Yemen has been mixed. A sharp decline in oil production, coupled with inflexible government expenditure and only marginal improvement in the tax-to-GDP ratio led to an overall fiscal deficit of 5.8 percent in 2007. Executive Directors have noted that Yemenâ€™s...

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Developing Essential Financial Markets in Smaller Economies; Stylized Facts and Policy Options

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2008

This paper surveys the foreign exchange markets, money and secondary government security markets, and stock exchanges in 107 smaller economy countries. The underdevelopment of these markets impedes risk transfer, monetary policy, corporate financing, and the capacity to absorb capital inflows....

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The Chinese Approach to Capital Inflows; Patterns and Possible Explanations

Wei, Shang-Jin; Prasad, Eswar - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2005

In this paper, we adopt a cross-country perspective to examine the evolution of capital flows into China, both in terms … of volumes and composition. China's inflows have generally been dominated by foreign direct investment (FDI), a pattern … globalization. We provide a detailed documentation of the evolution of China's capital controls, a proximate determinant of the …

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Pity the Finance Minister; Issues in Managing a Substantial Scaling-Up of Aid Flows

Heller, Peter S. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2005

Substantially scaling up of aid flows will require development partners to address many issues, including the impact of higher aid flows on: the competitiveness of aid recipients; the management of fiscal and monetary policy; the delivery of public services; behavioral incentives; and the rate...

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