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New Zealand; Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2005
This Selected Issues paper analyzes the effect of international migration on unemployment in New Zealand. The empirical results in this paper suggest that net migration inflows give rise to a fall in the unemployment rate. The paper estimates a system of equations including the unemployment...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005825275
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Macroeconomics of Migration in New Member States
Bems, Rudolfs; Schellekens, Philip - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2008
This paper examines the macroeconomic impact of migration on income convergence in the EU's New Member States (NMS). The paper focuses on cross-border mobility of labor and examines the implications for policymakers with the help of a general equilibrium model. It finds that cross-border labor...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005825900
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Impact of Remittanceson Poverty and Financial Development in Sub-Saharan Africa
Gupta, Sanjeev; Pattillo, Catherine A.; Wagh, Smita - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2007
This paper assesses the impact of the steadily growing remittance flows to sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Though the region receives only a small portion of the total recorded remittances to developing countries, and the volume of aid flows to SSA swamps remittances, this paper finds that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005826522
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Global Aging and Fiscal Policy with International Labor Mobility; A Political Economy Perspective
Tosun, Mehmet S. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2005
This paper uses an overlapping generations model with international labor mobility and a politically responsive fiscal policy to examine aging in developed and developing regions. Migrant workers change the political structure composed of young and elderly voters in both labor-receiving and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005605124
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Macroeconomic Consequences of Remittances
Fullenkamp, Connel; Cosimano, Thomas F.; Gapen, Michael T. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2008
Given the large size of aggregate remittance flows (billions of dollars annually), they should be expected to have significant macroeconomic effects on the economies that receive them. This paper directly addresses the two main issues of interest to policymakers with regard to remittances--how...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010790498
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Nigeria; Publication of Financial Sector Assessment Program Documentation––Detailed Assessment of Compliance of the Basel Core Priciples for Effective Banking Supervision...
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2013
in Nigeria. The assessment team reviewed the legal framework for banking supervision and held extensive discussions with … the staff of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC). It is assessed that … Nigeria has recorded significant improvement in its level of compliance with the BCPs, which is attributed to the enhancement …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244308
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Nigeria; Publication of Financial Sector Assessment Program Documentation––Technical Note of Banking Cross-Border Issues
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2013
Nigeria (CBN) should enhance further its work in improving cross-border supervision, including home-host coordination and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244542
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Nigeria: 2014 Article IV Consultation-Staff Report; Press Release; and Statement by the Executive Director for Nigeria
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2015
KEY ISSUES Context. Nigeria has a large and diverse economy that has achieved a decade of strong growth, averaging 6 ….8 percent a year. However, Nigeria still lags peers in critical infrastructure and has high rates of poverty and income … remaining development challenges. Outlook and Risks. In 2015, oil exports are projected to decline by 6 percentage points (ppts …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011245409
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Nigeria; Publication of Financial Sector Assessment Program Documentation––Technical Note on Stress Testing
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2013
To assess the financial stability in Nigeria, various stress tests and analytic processes were undertaken jointly by …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011245495
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Nigeria; Publication of Financial Sector Assessment Program Documentation––Technical Note on Crisis Management and Crisis Preparedness Frameworks
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2013
credible exit strategy. The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has a broad resolution toolkit, which was put to use during the … crisis to resolve the intervened banks. The Nigerian authorities set up the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011242485