inflation. The authorities need to take steps to encourage foreign direct investment, to make good on their plans for …

This Selected Issues paper takes a close look at the proximate determinants and short-term dynamics of inflation in … Switzerland. It identifies salient features of the inflation experience in Switzerland. The paper uses a wage-price model to gauge … the sensitivity of inflation to the business cycle and the exchange rate. The findings suggest that underlying inflation …

The econometric results show that it is feasible to estimate robust price and inflation equations for Georgia. The long …

impact of monetary and exchange rate policies on inflation, including the nature of the lags involved. It reviews …

This Selected Issues paper analyzes inflation in Norway with a view to shedding light on this surprising development … and the possible near-term course of inflation, using statistical and econometric analyses. The paper reviews recent … developments of monetary policy and inflation in Norway, applies statistical and econometric tools to identify factors influencing …

3 percent. Recent indicators suggest that activity has continued to strengthen in 2004. During 2003, inflation … inflation. IMF staff projects that the economic recovery will gain momentum with GNP growth of 4½ percent in 2004, accelerating … slightly to 5 percent in 2005. Core inflation is forecast to stay close to 2 percent. …

This Selected Issues paper reviews Vietnam's inflation dynamics, trade regime, performance, and external …