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International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2009

This Selected Issues paper on Canada examines economic development and policies. Capital ratios before the crisis have been a key determinant of bank performance during the turmoil; and Canadian banks had ample capital. Specifically, most banks with critically low capital at end-2006 later...

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Kingdom of the Netherlands-Netherlands: Selected Issues Paper

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2014

This Selected Issues paper analyzes the housing prices, consumption, and the household debt overhang in the Netherlands …. Deflated housing prices that were fueled by robust borrowing often leave in their wake households with heavy debt burden. This … using a three-stage least squares approach. Empirical results are supportive of the hypothesis that housing prices strongly …

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United States; Staff Report for the 2012 Article IV Consultation

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2012

stabilizing strategies, removal of fiscal cliff uncertainties, effective implementation of housing, and labor market holstering …

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Republic of Slovenia: Staff Report for the 2013 Article IV Consultation

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2014

This 2013 Article IV Consultation highlights that after a brief stabilization in 2010, the recession in the Slovenia resumed in 2011 and the economy now has contracted for eight consecutive quarters. Although a sharp contraction in investment was the main driver of the downturn in the early...

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United States; Selected Issues

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2012

This Selected Issues paper for the United States discusses the microeconomics of the countryâ€”household wealth and savings. Householdsâ€™ consumption-saving decisions have an important bearing on the U.S. economic outlook. This paper demonstrates how households with consistently lower...

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Canada: 2013 Article IV Consultation

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2014

remained well below the levels reached after earlier recessions. The housing market has cooled, owing in part to macro …

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Canada: Financial Sector Stability Assessment

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2014

resilient to credit, liquidity, and contagion risks arising from a severe stress scenario. Elevated housing prices and high …

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Rwanda; Financial System Stability Assessment

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2011

financial structure infrastructure. Issues related to the development of housing, pension, and insurance are also discussed. …

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People's Republic of China-Hong Kong Special Administrative Region; 2012 Article IV Consultation Discussions

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2013

The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR)'s healthy labor market and supportive fiscal policy helped its domestic economy's resilience, while its gross domestic product (GDP) growth was marginally slow owing to its weak external environment. Its fiscal policy has been effective in...

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Peopleâ€™s Republic of Chinaâ€”Hong Kong Special Administrative Region: 2014 Article IV Consultation-Staff Report; Press Release; and Statement by the Executive Director for the Pe...

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2014

demand remains solid. Inflation is expected to remain at about 4 percent, given the slow pass-through of housing costs. In …

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