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Emerging Markets in Transition: Growth Prospects and Challenges

Cubeddu, Luis M.; Culiuc, Alexander; Fayad, Ghada; Gao, Yuan - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2014

After a short-lived slowdown in the immediate aftermath of the global financial crisis and a swift rebound, emerging markets (EM) are now entering a period of slower growth. In fact, growth is now lower than the post-crisis peak of 2010-11, as well as the rates seen in the decade before the...

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The Pacific Speed of Growth; How Fast Can It Be and What Determines It?

Yang, Yongzheng; Chen, Hong; Singh, Shiu raj; Singh, Baljeet - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2013

This study aims to test within a relatively homogeneous group of small states what differentiates the growth performance of Pacific island countries (PICs) from their peers. We find that PICs are disadvantaged by distance and hampered by lower investment and exports compared with other small...

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The Growth Comeback in Developing Economies; A New Hope or Back to the Future?

Bluedorn, John C; Duttagupta, Rupa; Guajardo, Jaime; … - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2013

Growth takeoffs in developing economies have rebounded in the past two decades. Although recent takeoffs have lasted longer than takeoffs before the 1990s, a key question is whether they could unravel like some did in the past. This paper finds that recent takeoffs are associated with stronger...

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Enhancing Chinaâ€™s Medium-Term Growth Prospects; The Path to a High-Income Economy

Nabar, Malhar; Papa M'B. P. N'Diaye - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2013

probability of stalled convergence increases. On the other hand, with reforms to accelerate TFP growth and shift the economy away … from its continued reliance on capital accumulation, China can grow at a healthy pace and maintain its convergence toward … and sustain such a convergence toward the level of more prosperous economies. …

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Growth in the Central and Eastern European Countries of the European Union

Abiad, Abdul; Mody, Ashoka; Schadler, Susan; Leigh, Daniel - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2007

The central challenges facing the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia, and Slovenia as they work to catch up to advanced European Union (EU) income levels are discussed in this new book. Focusing on the regionâ€™s growth performance, and outlining two...

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European Union Enlargement and Equity Markets in Accession Countries

Podpiera, Richard; Dvorák, Tomás - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2005

The announcement of the European Union enlargement coincided with a dramatic rise in stock prices in accession countries. This paper investigates the hypothesis that the rise in stock prices was a result of the repricing of systematic risk due to the integration of accession countries into the...

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Capital Account Liberalization, Capital Flow Patterns, and Policy Responses in the EU's New Member States

Ãrvai, Zsófia - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2005

This paper discusses the experience of the EU's eight new member countries (EU8) between 1995 and 2003 when the bulk of capital account liberalization took place, focusing on interest-rate-sensitive portfolio flows and financial flows. It takes stock of the lessons from capital flow patterns to...

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Enforcement and the Stability and Growth Pact; How Fiscal Policy Did and Did Not Change Under Europe'S Fiscal Framework

Annett, Anthony - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2006

The Stability and Growth Pact has been a success in numerous EU countries, especially in guiding them toward underlying fiscal balance ahead of population aging. These countries tend to be smaller, subject to greater macroeconomic volatility, and reliant on a form of fiscal governance that...

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Integration of the Securities Market Infrastructure in the European Union; Policy and Regulatory Issues

Kazarian, Elias G. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2006

This paper examines the impact of ongoing cross-border integration of securities market infrastructure in the European Union. In particular, it analyzes the regulatory framework that has evolved to deal with the risks associated with cross-border clearing and settlement and concludes that, due...

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Macroeconomic Challenges with Eu Accession in Southeastern Europe; An Overview

Sorsa, Piritta - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2006

The paper reviews key macroeconomic challenges with EU accession in Southeastern Europe (SEE). Most of the countries in the region are years away from EU accession and need substantial progress to meet the key macroeconomic criteria-the establishment of a functioning market economy and...

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