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Kingdom of the Netherlands-Aruba; Selected Issues and Statistical Appendix

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2013

This Selected Issues paper analyzes sustaining potential growth in Aruba. As in the other Caribbean countries, there are growing concerns in Aruba about the slowdown in economic growth over the past two decades and the consequent tepid outlook for potential growth. Tackling such concerns...

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Who's Going Green and Why? Trends and Determinants of Green Investment

Eyraud, Luc; Zhang, Changchang; Wane, Abdoul Aziz; … - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2011

This paper fills a gap in the macroeconomic literature on renewable sources of energy. It offers a definition of green investment and analyzes the trends and determinants of this investment over the last decade for 35 advanced and emerging countries. We use a new multi-country historical dataset...

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U.S. Fiscal Policies and Priorities for Long-Run Sustainability

Mühleisen, Martin; Towe, Christopher M. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2004

This paper presents an overview of recent U.S. fiscal developments and discusses possible implications of the sharp turn around in the governmentâ€™s fiscal position. Against this back ground, it also reviews key policy challenges that will need to be addressed to cope with the mounting...

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Nigeria; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper: National Economic Empowerment and Development Strategy

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2005

This Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper for Nigeria highlights the National Economic Empowerment and Development Strategy (NEEDS). NEEDS gives special support to agriculture, industry, small and medium-scale enterprises, and oil and gas. Under the plan, the government will seek long-term capital...

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Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Supply for the G-7 Countries, with Emphasison Germany

Strand, Jon - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2007

This paper discusses structure, impact, costs, and efficiency of renewable energy supply in the eight largest advanced economies (the G-7 plus Spain), with focus on Germany. Renewables production costs are compared to benefits, defined as reductions in net carbon emissions; technological...

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Will Natural Gas Prices Decouple From Oil Prices Across the Pond?

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2011

We show that US natural gas prices have decoupled from oil prices following substantial institutional and technological changes. We then examine how this interrelationship has evolved in Europe using data for Algeria, one of Europeâ€™s key gas suppliers. Taking into account total gas...

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Algeria; Selected Issues Paper

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2011

This paper assesses recent developments in gas markets and the implications for Algerian gas demand and prices. Algeriaâ€™s gas production is stable but its share in global gas production has been on a downward trend since the early 2000s. The impact of a change in the spot oil price (WTI)...

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Malaysia; Publication of Financial Sector Assessment Program Documentationâ€”Detailed Assessment of Observance of the CPSS-IOSCO Principles for Financial Market Infrastructures...

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2013

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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Malaysia: Selected Issues Paper

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2015

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; Publication of Financial Sector Assessment Program Documentationâ€”Detailed Assessment of Implementation of IOSCO Objectives and Principles of Securities Regulation

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2013

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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