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Asian Flu or Wall Street Virus? Price and Volatility Spillovers of the Tech and Non-Tech Sectors in the United States and Asia

Chan-Lau, Jorge A.; Ivaschenko, Iryna V. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2002

This paper, using T-GARCH models, finds that the United States has been the major source of price and volatility spillovers to stock markets in the Asian region during three different periods in the last decade: the pre-Long Term Capital Management crisis period, the "tech bubble" period, and...

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Haiti; Sixth Review Under the Extended Credit Facility, Request for Waiver of Performance Criterion, and Augmentation of Access: Staff Report; Staff Statements; Press Release on th...

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2010

This paper presents Haitiâ€™s Sixth Review under the Extended Credit Facility and request for Waiver of Performance Criterion, and Augmentation of Access. Manufacturing activity would be hit the most, as the largest enterprises, including the important export textile sector, have been...

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Haiti; Joint Staff Advisory Note of the Annual Progress Report on Implementation of the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2009

Falling international prices have helped lower Haitiâ€™s inflation, but base money growth has continued to be higher than targeted in the program. The paper discusses Haitiâ€™s Annual Progress Report on Implementation of the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper. In the area of economic...

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Dealing with Increased Risk of Natural Disasters; Challenges and Options

Keen, Michael; Freeman, Paul K.; Mani, Muthukumara - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2003

Natural disaster risk is emerging as an increasingly important constraint on economic development and poverty reduction …. This paper first sets out the key stylized facts in the area-that the costs of disaster have been increasing, seem set to … dealing with disaster risk. Key sources of market failure include the difficulty of risk spreading and, perhaps even more …

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Sri Lanka; 2005 Article IV Consultation: Staff Report; Staff Statement; and Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2005

Sri Lankaâ€™s 2005 Article IV Consultation reports that the fiscal deficit exceeded budget targets, and with a significant amount of government financing provided by the central bank, the growth in monetary aggregates increased, contributing to higher inflation. The near-term economic...

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Maldives; Use of Fund Resources-Request for Emergency Assistanceâ€”Staff Report, Press Release on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for Maldiv...

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2005

This paper reviews the Maldivesâ€™s Use of IMF Resources and Request for Emergency Assistance. The authorities have requested a purchase of an amount equivalent to SDR 4.1 million (50 percent of quota) under the IMFâ€™s policy on emergency assistance related to natural disasters. The...

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Sri Lanka; Use of Fund Resources-Request for Emergency Assistanceâ€”Staff Report; Staff Supplement; and Press Release on the Executive Board Discussion for Sri Lanka

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2005

This paper evaluates Sri Lankaâ€™s Request for Emergency Assistance. The Sri Lankan authorities have requested a purchase in an amount of SDR 103.35 million under the IMFâ€™s policy for emergency assistance related to natural disasters. In line with IMF policy for Poverty Reduction and...

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Debt Sustainability Under Catastrophic Risk; The Case for Government Budget Insurance

Cavallo, Eduardo A.; Borensztein, Eduardo; Valenzuela, … - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2008

disaster-prone areas of the world, it has one of the lowest levels of insurance coverage. This paper examines the vulnerability …

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Macroeconomic Implications of Natural Disasters in the Caribbean

Rasmussen, Tobias N. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2004

vulnerable, with the countries of the Eastern Caribbean standing out as among the most disaster-prone in the world. Natural …

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International Reserves and Self-Insurance Against External Shocks

Barnichon, Régis - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2008

The views expressed in this Working Paper are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent those of the IMF or IMF policy. Working Papers describe research in progress by the author(s) and are published to elicit comments and to further debate. This paper develops an analytical...

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