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of more crisis prone regimes suggests no simple dividing line between safe floats and risky intermediate regimes. …
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nature of the crisis? Contrary to the commonly held view that foreign banks play a stabilizing role during domestic banking …
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The aim of this paper is to analyze the dynamic effect of social and political instability on output. Using a panel of up to 183 countries from 1980 to 2010, the results of the paper suggest that social conflicts have a significant and negative impact on output in the short-term with the...
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Credibility is the bedrock of any crisis stress test. The use of stress tests to manage systemic risk was introduced by … constructing an effective crisis stress test. It combines financial markets impact studies of previous exercises with relevant case …. Pertinent concepts, issues and nuances particular to crisis stress testing are also discussed. The findings may be useful for …
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Imbalances within the euro area have been a defining feature of the crisis. This paper provides a critical analysis of … current account deficits and external liability positions in the run-up to the crisis. It shows that relative price …
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International trade is vital for economic prosperity in Pacific island countries, but their trade performance has been … center presents Pacific island countries with an unprecedented opportunity to develop trade with Asia, particularly in …
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This 2006 Article IV Consultation highlights that with generally prudent macroeconomic policies, Namibia has enjoyed robust growth, moderate inflation, and strong external surpluses. Growth is expected to increase to 4½ percent in 2006, after 4¼ percent in 2005, owing in part to a recovery...
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This paper discusses key findings of the 2005 Status Report on Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) on Niger. The report is based on an assessment of economic and financial performance and sectoral policy and strategy implementation in 2005. The findings reveal that implementation of the...
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This Selected Issues paper for Algeria analyzes the potential economic impact of Algeria’s Association Agreement with the European Union (AAEU). The paper lays out the major elements of Algeria’s AAEU and makes a comparison with other AAEUs. It discusses the potential economic...
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This paper discusses Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) 2007–11 for The Gambia. PRSP II builds on the long-term development Vision 2020 of The Gambia. It also takes cognizance of the fact that implementation of PRSP I suffered from revenue shortfalls as the IMF suspended its program...
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