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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...

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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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The Role of Affordable Mortgages in Improving Living Standards and Stimulating Growth; A Survey of Selected Mena Countries

Nothaft, Frank E.; Erbas, S. Nuri - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2002

serve both the redistributive and growth-enhancing objectives of poverty reduction policies. The current state of housing … growth of alleviating housing shortages by improving access to mortgage financing. …

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Union of the Comoros; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper: Review of the Second Year of Implementation

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2013

Since its independence in 1975, the Union of Comoros has been deeply affected by political and institutional crises. Resolution of the separatist crisis on the island of Anjouan and subsequent national consolidation has constituted a historic turning point. The government has begun a...

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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 countryâ€™s trade deficit continues to widen owing to an even faster growth in the value of imports. The manufacturing and industry...

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Bangladesh; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2012

Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers are prepared by member countries in broad consultation with stakeholders and development partners, including the staffs of the World Bank and the IMF. Updated with annual progress reports, they describe the countries macroeconomic, structural, and social...

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Ghana; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper-Volume II

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2012

This volume discusses the Poverty Reduction Strategy (GPRS I) and the Growth and Poverty Reduction Strategy (GPRS II) that addressed the critical poverty issues in Ghana. GPRS I is a comprehensive policy document prepared as a precondition for Ghana under the Highly Indebted Poor Country (HIPC)...

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Canada; Selected Issues

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2009

This Selected Issues paper on Canada examines economic development and policies. Capital ratios before the crisis have been a key determinant of bank performance during the turmoil; and Canadian banks had ample capital. Specifically, most banks with critically low capital at end-2006 later...

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Kingdom of the Netherlands-Netherlands: Selected Issues Paper

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2014

This Selected Issues paper analyzes the housing prices, consumption, and the household debt overhang in the Netherlands …. Deflated housing prices that were fueled by robust borrowing often leave in their wake households with heavy debt burden. This … using a three-stage least squares approach. Empirical results are supportive of the hypothesis that housing prices strongly …

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United States; Staff Report for the 2012 Article IV Consultation

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2012

stabilizing strategies, removal of fiscal cliff uncertainties, effective implementation of housing, and labor market holstering …

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