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Bangladesh; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2013
The Sixth Five Year Plan, as outlined in Bangladesh's Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper, targets strategic growth and employment. The medium-term macroeconomic framework plan entails the involvement of both the private and public sectors. Human resources development strategy programs reaching out...
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Ghana; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2012
Ghana has pursued several programs to accelerate the growth of the economy. In 1995, the government presented “Ghana: Vision 2020,†aimed at making Ghana a middle-income country in 25 years. Vision 2020 focused on human development, economic growth, rural development, urban...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011245703
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What Drives the Global Land Rush?
Selod, Harris; Deininger, Klaus W.; Arezki, Rabah - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2011
This paper studies the determinants of foreign land acquisition for large-scale agriculture. To do so, gravity models …-ecological suitability in areas with low population density as well as indicators of land rights security. Results confirm the central role … quality of the business climate is insignificant whereas weak land governance and tenure security for current users make …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009369440
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Bhutan; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2010
Bhutan has evolved from a closed economy to a trading nation that exhibits a high degree of dependence on trade. Exports have grown rapidly but overall the country’s trade deficit continues to widen owing to an even faster growth in the value of imports. The manufacturing and industry...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011243582
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Germany; Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2006
For more than a decade, growth in Germany has been subdued and uneven. This paper introduces the stylized facts pertaining to the strength in exports, the weakness in domestic demand, and the surge in the current account. It discusses the adjustment undertaken in the private sector and its...
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Ireland; Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2007
This Selected Issues paper discusses Ireland’s trade and financial linkages with key partner countries. The paper uses a vector autoregression to examine the impact of shocks to partner country GDP and shocks to Irish competitiveness on Irish GDP. Two main findings are that shocks to U.S....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011245087
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China's Growth and Integration into the World Economy; Prospects and Challenges
Prasad, Eswar - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2004
China’s transformation into a dynamic private-sector-led economy and its integration into the world economy have been among the most dramatic global economic developments of recent decades. This paper provides an overview of some of the key aspects of recent developments in China’s...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005252521
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Singapore; 2004 Article IV Consultation-Staff Report; Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Singapore Authorities
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2005
This 2004 Article IV Consultation highlights that in recent years, Singapore’s economy has been hit hard by a series of external shocks. These shocks—the Asian crisis, the bursting of the technology bubble, and the SARS outbreak in 2003—disrupted an economic expansion...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005252581
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Multinational Affiliates and Local Financial Markets
Sayek, Selin; Lehmann, Alexander; Kang, Hyoung Goo - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2004
We use data on the sources of debt finance of U.S. majority-owned foreign affiliates in 53 countries over the period 1983 to 2001 to examine the role of financial market development, and exposure to host country-specific risk on the financing choices of these affiliates. We find that total...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005263683
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Capital Structure and International Debt Shifting
Laeven, Luc; Huizinga, Harry; Nicodeme, Gaetan - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2007
This paper presents a model of a multinational firm's optimal debt policy that incorporates international taxation factors. The model yields the prediction that a multinational firm's indebtedness in a country depends on a weighted average of national tax rates and differences between national...
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