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Cape Verde; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper: First Annual Progress Report
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2006
This report summarizes the First Annual Progress Report on the Poverty Reduction and Growth Strategy (PRGS) program. It assesses the status of the strategy implementation and monitoring mechanism, and emphasizes the need to face enormous development challenges and curb poverty and unemployment....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011245448
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The Gambia; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper—Progress Report
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2011
The Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) describes The Gambia’s macroeconomic, structural, and social policies in support of growth and poverty reduction, external financing needs, and major sources of financing. Since PRSP I had experienced some setbacks during its implementation,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011245605
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Are Foreign Aid and Remittance Inflows a Hedge Against Food Price Shocks?
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2012
This paper explores the role of foreign aid and remittance inflows in the mitigation of the effects of food price … results yield two important findings. First, remittance and aid inflows significantly dampen the effect of food price shocks … effects of food price shocks compared to the corresponding aid-to-GDP ratio. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009654140
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Albania; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper Progress Report
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2003
This paper examines the Progress Report for Albania’s National Strategy for Socio-Economic Development (NSSED). 2002 was the first year of implementing the NSSED. The implementation process has been oriented toward achieving the annual objectives and in accordance with the program of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005824987
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Foreign Aid and Consumption Smoothing; Evidence From Global Food Aid
Tiongson, Erwin; Clements, Benedict J.; Gupta, Sanjeev - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2003
Global food aid is considered a critical consumption smoothing mechanism in many countries. However, its record of … stabilizing consumption has been mixed. This paper examines the cyclical properties of food aid with respect to food availability … transition economies, covering 1970 to 2000. The results show that global food aid has been allocated to countries most in need …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005605154
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The Perimeter of Financial Regulation
Zanforlin, L.; Tower, Ian; Nier, Erlend; Moore, Michael; … - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2009
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010790465
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Republic of Palau; Selected Issues and Statistical Appendix
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2006
This Selected Issues paper and Statistical Appendix describes Palau’s financial sector, its recent performance, and developments in regulatory reform. The paper considers illustrative scenarios of possible outcomes for public spending levels and growth under different assumptions with...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011242695
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Export Quality in Developing Countries
Henn, Christian; Papageorgiou, Chris; Spatafora, Nicola - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2013
This paper develops new, far more extensive estimates of export quality, covering 178 countries and hundreds of products over 1962–2010. Quality upgrading is particularly rapid during the early stages of development, with quality convergence largely completed as a country reaches upper...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011123871
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Nicaragua; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper: Progress Report on National Human Development Plan as of 2010
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2011
This paper reports on progress made on Nicaragua’s National Human Development Plan as of 2010. The operational goal for Nicaragua’s National Human Development Plan is economic growth with increased employment and reduced inequality and poverty. The results for 2007–10...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244377
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Colombia; Arrangement Under the Flexible Credit Line: Staff Report; Staff Supplement; Press Release on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for C...
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2009
This paper discusses an arrangement under the Flexible Credit Line (FCL) for Colombia. Colombia is well placed to confront challenges posed by the ongoing global downturn. Access under an FCL arrangement of SDR 6.966 billion, which the authorities intend to treat as precautionary, would support...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244574