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How Does Privatization Work? Ownership Concentration and Enterprise Performance in Ukraine
Pivovarsky, Alexander - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2001
This paper investigates the relationship between ownership concentration and enterprise performance in Ukraine. Using … performance in Ukraine. The paper also finds that concentration of ownership by foreign companies and banks is associated with … better performance than ownership concentrated by the domestic owners. Ownership by Ukrainian investment funds and holding …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005826048
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Privatization and Public Enterprises
Hemming, Richard; Mansoor, Ali M. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 1998
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005590918
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Romania; Selected Issues and Statistical Appendix
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2004
widespread in Romania. Managers of enterprises that remain in the pipeline for privatization for long periods of time have little …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005591456
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State-Owned Banks, Stability, Privatization, and Growth; Practical Policy Decisions in a World without Empirical Proof
Andrews, Michael - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2005
This paper provides an overview of the possible linkages between state-owned banks, privatization, and banking sector … provide guidance to policymakers regarding bank privatization. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005769003
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Greece; Second Review Under the Stand-By Arrangement: Staff Report; Press Release on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for Greece.
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2010
A very ambitious fiscal adjustment effort is under way. Fiscal institutional and sectoral reforms have been elaborated for a more durable adjustment. Greece’s determination toward a comprehensive modernization of the health sector, beginning with a far-reaching reform of state enterprises...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244162
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Financial Markets and Public Finance in the Transformation Process
Tanzi, Vito - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 1992
The paper surveys the role of financial markets and fiscal institutions in the transformation process going on in Eastern and Central Europe. It highlights (a) the need to create some sort of “social ecological balance” necessary for the working of a modern market economy; (b) the need to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005264034
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Republic of Belarus; Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2012
This Selected Issues Paper presents an analysis of Belarus-specific conditions and cross-country research, and proposes a roadmap for real-sector reforms. It highlights distortions resulting from the government’s interference in the economy, and presents an overview of economic benefits...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011245717
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Romania; Fourth Review Under the Stand-By Arrangement and Request for Waiver of Performance Criteria—Staff Report; Staff Statement; Press Release on the Executive Board Discussio...
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2003
Romania's macroeconomic performance remains broadly in line with the program, but the recent strengthening of domestic … demand and nonobservance of four performance criteria require corrective measures. Discussions on policies for 2003 took … a widening of the current account deficit. IMF staff noted the delay in preparing the privatization strategy for the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005252787
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Romania; Ex Post Assessment of Longer-Term Program Engagement—Staff Report; Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director f...
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2004
. The unfavorable growth performance also reflected adverse conditions for private sector development. Foreign investors …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005591494
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Romania; Third Review Under the Stand-By Arrangement and Request for Waiver of Performance Criterion-Staff Report; Staff Supplement; Press Release on the Executive Board Discussion...
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2003
Criterion. Romania’s macroeconomic performance continued to be favorable, but slippages in wage policy and privatization …This paper assesses Romania’s Third Review Under the Stand-By Arrangement and a Request for Waiver of Performance … weak, and the end-September performance criterion on the wage bill in monitored state-owned enterprises was not observed. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005591732