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This Selected Issues paper reviews the extent to which growth in Ethiopia has translated into higher living standards. A key feature of the economic strategy has been an explicit commitment to poverty reduction and structural transformation. This is underpinned by the vision of a...
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We examine the effects of oil rents on corruption and state stability exploiting the exogenous within-country variation … increase in oil rents significantly increases corruption, significantly deteriorates political rights while at the same time … redistribution and conflict. We support our argument documenting that there is a significant effect of oil rents on corruption in …
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This paper analyses why corruption can persist for long periods in a democracy and inquires whether this can result …, the paper analyzes how corruption distortsthe allocation of resources between public and private expenditure, altering the … citizens can indirectly benefit from corruption. The paper shows that, under this condition, if the citizens anticipate a shift …
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This 2013 Article IV Consultation highlights Italy’s assesses measures undertaken to revive economic growth. Italy is vulnerable to a renewal of euro area tension and risks from domestic policy slippages, stalling of structural reforms, and banking distress that could undermine...
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This paper discusses the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper and National Development Strategy (NDS) for the Republic of Moldova. The NDS “Moldova 2020†presents a vision of cohesive long-term sustainable economic development based on a diagnostic study of constraints to economic...
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KEY ISSUES Context. Over the past decade, Afghanistan has made enormous progress in reconstruction, development and lifting per capita income. Security and political uncertainties, and weak institutions have constrained growth and weighed on social outcomes. With significant reform efforts and...
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This report is an assessment of the CPSS-IOSCO Principles for Financial Market Infrastructures (PFMI) in Malaysia. The … and securities. The payment and security systems are elaborated along with the roles of Bursa Malaysia Securities Clearing …, Bursa Malaysia Depo, and the Bursa Malaysia Derivative Clearing mechanism. The Executive Board comments that Malaysia shows …
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background on the structure of energy production and trade in Malaysia, and presents results from empirical analysis of the oil …
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Malaysia. This assessment was conducted by the International Monetary fund (IMF) and the World Bank. The Securities Commission … Malaysia has developed its supervisory network. The rules of the governing bodies such as issuers, auditors, collective …
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This report is an assessment of the state of compliance with the Basel Core Principles (BCPs) in Malaysia. Bank Negara … Malaysia (BNM) employs a well-developed risk-focused regulatory and supervisory system, consisting of a hands-on and …
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