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France; Selected Issues Paper
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2013
This Selected Issues paper examines external developments and competitiveness in France. Over the past decade, the … France lost ground in goods trade and services recorded just a slight increase in global market shares. The slight …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244236
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France; 2012 Article IV Consultation
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2012
The 2012 Article IV Consultation with France discusses the financial and economic conditions of the country. Although … France weathered the 2008 financial and subsequent euro area crises relatively well compared with other advanced countries …, its recovery has been sluggish. France has become a less open economy and reported a steady loss of export market share …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244581
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France; Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2013
The paper identifies France’s structural reforms that would yield the largest competitiveness gains based on macro-empirical evidence, and reviews signs of potential gains from a deregulation of the services sector. It is expected that completing deregulation in the services sector would...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011245240
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France: 2014 Article IV Consultation-Staff Report; Press Release; and Statement by the Executive Director for France
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2014
This 2014 Article IV Consultation highlights that the economy of France fared better than most other large euro areas …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011245834
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France; 2013 Article IV Consultation
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2013
This 2013 Article IV Consultation highlights that in a context of weakening economic conditions in Europe and sizeable fiscal consolidation and domestic policy uncertainty, the French economy flat lined in 2012. However, recent improvements in economic indicators support the expectation of a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011242471
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Bangladesh; Joint Staff Advisory Note on the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2013
Executive Directors commend Bangladesh in addressing the major challenges to growth and poverty reduction. The strategy is comprehensive and confronts the key issues impeding sustainable development and inclusive growth in Bangladesh. Implementing sound macro-financial policies, intensifying...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244940
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Bangladesh; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2013
The Sixth Five Year Plan, as outlined in Bangladesh's Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper, targets strategic growth and employment. The medium-term macroeconomic framework plan entails the involvement of both the private and public sectors. Human resources development strategy programs reaching out...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244942
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Selective Government Interventions and Economic Growth - A Survey of the Asian Experience and its Applicability to New Zealand
Ostry, Jonathan David - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 1993
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005771355
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Public Investment as an Engine of Growth
Warner, Andrew M. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2014
This paper looks at the empirical record whether big infrastructure and public capital drives have succeeded in accelerating economic growth in low-income countries. It looks at big long-lasting drives in public capital spending, as these were arguably clear and exogenous policy decisions. On...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010959467
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Kingdom of the Netherlands-Aruba; Selected Issues and Statistical Appendix
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2013
This Selected Issues paper analyzes sustaining potential growth in Aruba. As in the other Caribbean countries, there are growing concerns in Aruba about the slowdown in economic growth over the past two decades and the consequent tepid outlook for potential growth. Tackling such concerns...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011245149