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Guinea-Bissau; Second Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2011
This paper reports on the economic and financial reforms in Guinea-Bissau. After a long period of recession since the beginning of 2000 followed by a slight recovery in 2007, the economy of Guinea-Bissau has entered a new growth spurt in 2008. The budget deficit, which averaged 10 percent of GDP...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011245121
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Does Economic Diversification Lead to Financial Development? Evidence From topography
Ramcharan, Rodney - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2006
An influential theoretical literature has observed that economic diversification can reduce risk and increase financial development. But causality operates in both directions, as a well functioning financial system can enable a society to invest in more productive but risky projects, thereby...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005825840
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The Location of Domestic and Foreign Production Affiliates by French Multinational Firms
Méjean, Isabelle; Mayer, Thierry; Nefussi, Benjamin - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2010
Economists interested in location choices usually focus their attention on investments abroad. This neglects the fact that multinational enterprises continue to invest domestically while undertaking foreign expansion. This paper compares investments at home and abroad. Our firm-level dataset...
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Japan; 2013 Article IV Consultation
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2013
This 2013 Article IV Consultation highlights that on the back of new policy framework, growth in Japan accelerated …
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Japan: 2014 Article IV Consultation-Staff Report; and Press Release
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2014
materialize, the Bank of Japan (BoJ) should act swiftly through further and/or longer- dated asset purchases. Communication should … coming years with uncertain net effects—higher exports and capital outflows—in the short term. As long as Japan continues …
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Japan; Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2013
This Selected Issues paper examines implications for long-term bond yields in case of Japan. The analysis finds that so …
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Raising the Consumption Tax in Japan; Why, When, How?
Kang, Kenneth; Keen, Michael; Pradhan, Mahmood; Mooij, … - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2011
Staff Discussion Notes showcase the latest policy-related analysis and research being developed by individual IMF staff and are published to elicit comment and to further debate. These papers are generally brief and written in nontechnical language, and so are aimed at a broad audience...
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The United States-Japan Current Account Imbalance: A Review
Golub, Stephen S. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 1994
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Yen Bloc or Yuan Bloc; An Analysis of Currency Arrangements in East Asia
Shirono, Kazuko - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2009
This paper examines the role of Japan against that of China in the exchange rate regime in East Asia in light of … generate higher average welfare gains for East Asian countries than currency unions with Japan or the United States. Overall …, Japan does not appear to be a dominant player in forming a currency union in East Asia, and this trend is likely to continue …
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Japanese Corporate Groups and Imports
Citrin, Daniel - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 1992
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