Narrow search
Showing 1 - 10 of 107
Cover Image
Reforming the Tax System to Promote Environmental Objectives; An Application to Mauritius
Parry, Ian W.H. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2011
Fiscal instruments are potentially among the most effective, and cost-effective, options for addressing externalities related to poor air quality, urban road congestion, and greenhouse gases. This paper takes a case study, focused on Mauritius (a pioneer in the use of green taxes) to illustrate...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009151204
Cover Image
Sudan; Selected Issues Paper
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2012
This selected issues paper on Sudan was prepared by a staff team of the International Monetary Fund as background documentation for the periodic consultation with the member country. It is based on the information available at the time it was completed on September 7, 2012. The views expressed...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244203
Cover Image
Jordan; Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2012
This Selected Issues Paper focuses on economic condition, energy subsidies, and oil prices in Jordan. Energy price … subsidies pose a serious fiscal risk in the present context of increasing and volatile international prices. The macroeconomic …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244218
Cover Image
Tunisia; 2008 Article IV Consultation: Staff Report; Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for Tunisia
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2008
This 2008 Article IV Consultation highlights that Tunisia’s sound economic policies and pragmatic approach to structural reforms continue to bear fruit, as evidenced by strong growth and improved social indicators. Real GDP growth averaged 5 percent a year while the macroeconomic and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244286
Cover Image
Islamic Republic of Iran; 2005 Article IV Consultation: Staff Report; Staff Statement; Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive D...
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2006
Iran's 2005 Article IV Consultation highlights Fourth Five-Year Development Plan (FFYDP) and the Twenty-Year Vision. The country's real GDP growth reached 5½ percent a year on average, unemployment declined, and macroeconomic indicators improved significantly, supported by favorable oil...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244296
Cover Image
Islamic Republic of Iran: Selected Issues Paper
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2014
This Selected Issues paper on Iran focuses on the Targeted Subsidy Reform Law (TSRL). This is the basic law governing the implementation of the subsidy reform in Iran. The TSRL envisaged bringing subsidized prices close to international levels over a five-year period. The paper reviews the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244300
Cover Image
Malaysia: Selected Issues Paper
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2015
This Selected Issues paper examines the implications of lower crude oil prices on Malaysia’s economy. Although Malaysia’s net oil exports are now very small as a share of GDP, its gas exports are sizeable. The paper provides some background on the structure of energy production and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244725
Cover Image
Libya; Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2013
The cost of energy subsidies is large, and reduces the fiscal space available for public expenditure priorities …, including education, health, and infrastructure. Libya’s ample hydrocarbon wealth will allow it to reform subsidies while … protecting the poor. A gradual phasing out of subsidies would allow adjustment in consumption and minimize the inflationary …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244740
Cover Image
Islamic Republic of Iran; Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2008
This Selected Issues Paper on Iran reviews that monetary factors are the main determinants of inflation in the country. Government spending out of oil revenues leads to large liquidity injections that the central bank accommodates owing to its efforts to prevent a significant nominal...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244775
Cover Image
United Arab Emirates; Statistical Appendix
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2006
In this paper, the following statistical data of the United Arab Emirates are presented: sectoral origin of GDP at constant prices, real growth by economic sector, sectoral distribution of nominal GDP, use of resources at current prices, per capita GDP and distribution of GDP at factor cost by...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244971