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This paper (i) provides evidence on the procyclical investment behavior of major institutional investors during the … implications of procyclical behavior; and (iv) proposes a framework for sound investment practices for long-term investors. Such … procyclical investment behavior is understandable and may be considered rational from an individual institution’s perspective …
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investment for Kuwait under uncertainty. The results show that in the face of high oil income volatility and the expected decline … is room to increase investment spending, which should contribute to the growth of the tradable sector, as the projected … investment rate is lower than the optimal investment rate of 20 percent of government income. …
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This Selected Issues paper reviews the extent to which growth in Ethiopia has translated into higher living standards. A key feature of the economic strategy has been an explicit commitment to poverty reduction and structural transformation. This is underpinned by the vision of a...
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This Selected Issues paper discusses the need to meet Algeria’s fiscal challenges. Although Algeria enjoys substantial fiscal savings, fiscal policy is currently on an unsustainable path. Under current projections, Algeria will deplete its financial savings in the long term, leaving...
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limited resources of local communities. The investment rate that sometimes reaches interesting levels remained constant at an …
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vulnerable. • Increase the selectivity of investment projects and adopt a rigorous screening of the financing terms to ensure …
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This Selected Issues paper analyzes the housing prices, consumption, and the household debt overhang in the Netherlands. Deflated housing prices that were fueled by robust borrowing often leave in their wake households with heavy debt burden. This “debt overhang†forces households into...
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This paper discusses Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Third Review Under the Stand-By Arrangement and Request for Waiver of Applicability of a Performance Criterion. Financial sector indicators through end-March 2013 suggest that the banking system remains profitable and adequately capitalized at...
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This report examines the experiences of four European countries that have had large house-price declines in recent years. In particular, it examines the experiences of Denmark, Ireland, the Netherlands, and Spain—four countries in which the house-price cycle has been especially large and...
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