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Dominica; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2006
The Growth and Social Protection Strategy (GSPS) provides the framework for Dominica’s economic and social policies over the next five years and sets out the macroeconomic framework; the growth strategy, including the enabling environment for private enterprise and sectoral strategies;...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244873
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Vacation Over; Implications for the Caribbean of Opening U.S.-Cuba tourism
Romeu, Rafael - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2008
An opening of Cuba to U.S. tourism would represent a seismic shift in the Caribbean's tourism industry. This study … on tourism between the two countries. After controlling for natural disasters, trade agreements, and other factors, the … results show that a hypothetical liberalization of Cuba-U.S. tourism would increase long-term regional arrivals. Neighboring …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005605239
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Recession and Policy Transmission to Latin American tourism; Does Expanded Travel to Cuba offset Crisis Spillovers?
Wolfe, Andrew M.; Romeu, Rafael - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2011
home, and consumption of tourism services across monopolistically competitive destinations abroad is presented. The model … tourist destinations. Estimates suggest median tourism arrivals decline by at least three to five percent in response to a one …. Estimates of the elasticity of substitution suggest that tourism demand is highly price sensitive, and that a variety of costs …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008839340
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Kyrgyz Republic; Medium-Term Development Program: Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2012
This paper focuses on the Medium-Term Development Program for the Kyrgyz Republic. The aim of this program is to put the economy of the country into a sustainable vector of development and improve the budget status to prevent social effects, increase living standard, and reduce poverty in the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244609
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Kingdom of Lesotho; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper: National Strategic Development Plan
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2012
This paper describes the Kingdom of Lesotho’s Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper and National Strategic Development Plan (NSDP) 2012/13–2016/17. NSDP recognizes, as a point of departure, the need and urgency for Lesotho to radically transform its economy. To achieve the National...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011245521
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Trade Linkages, Balance Sheets, and Spillovers; The Germany-Central European Supply Chain
Elekdag, Selim; Muir, Dirk - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2013
Germany and the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, and Slovakia (the CE4) have been in a process of deepening economic …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011242281
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Malawi; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2012
The Malawi Growth and Development Strategy II (MGDS-II) is a poverty reduction strategy for the period 2006–11, which is aimed at fulfilling Malawi’s future developmental aspiration—Vision 2020. The strategy identifies broad thematic areas and key priority areas to bring...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244829
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Rwanda; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2008
Rwanda’s Economic Development and Poverty Reduction Strategy provides a medium-term framework for achieving the country’s long-term development goals and aspirations as embodied in Rwanda Vision 2020, the seven-year Government of Rwanda programme, and the Millennium Development...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244912
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Kingdom of Lesotho; Joint Staff Advisory Note on the National Strategic Development Plan
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2012
Lesotho’s National Strategic Development Plan (NSDP) serves as an implementation strategy for the national vision. It recognizes the significant challenges Lesotho faces in reducing poverty and making growth more broad-based. Overall, it presents a coherent analysis and offers an...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011245226
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Republic of Congo; Joint Staff Advisory Note on the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2012
This note reviews the Republic of Congo’s Poverty Reduction, Growth and Employment Strategy Paper (PRSP). PRSP outlines a comprehensive framework for the reduction of poverty and emphasizes diversifying the economy to generate employment, provide social services and reduce the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011245617