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Islamic Finance: Opportunities, Challenges, and Policy Options
Kammer, Alfred; Norat, Mohamed; Pinon, Marco; Prasad, … - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2015
- and medium-sized enterprises and investment in public infrastructure and, in principle, reduced systemic risk. It then …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011245880
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The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia: Selected Issues Paper
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2014
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244316
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The Great Rebalancing Act; Can Investment Be a Lever in Asia?
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2011
uncertainty, and by improvements in infrastructure that raise the returns to private investment. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008839325
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Future of Asia’s Finance: How Can it Meet Challenges of Demographic Change and Infrastructure Needs?
Ding, Ding; Lam, Raphael W.; Peiris, Shanaka J. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2014
intra-regional financial flows and mobilize resources from the aging savers in industrialized Asia to finance infrastructure … emerging Asia. Finally, financial deepening could help ease the potential overheating from scaling up infrastructure investment … demographics and infrastructure investment needs. Enhancing financial innovation and integration in the region could facilitate …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011142192
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Vietnam; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper: Annual Progress Report
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2006
Vietnam has adopted effective policies and measures to accelerate its economic growth rate and reduce poverty while sustaining economic reform, and trying to achieve goals and targets that are set in the Five-year Socio-economic Development Plan 2001–05. The annual progress report, named...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011245365
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Kingdom of Lesotho; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper: National Strategic Development Plan
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2012
strategic goals will be to pursue high, shared, and employment-creating economic growth and develop key infrastructure. The …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011245521
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Republic of Congo; Joint Staff Advisory Note on the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2012
This note reviews the Republic of Congo’s Poverty Reduction, Growth and Employment Strategy Paper (PRSP). PRSP outlines a comprehensive framework for the reduction of poverty and emphasizes diversifying the economy to generate employment, provide social services and reduce the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011245617
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Islamic Finance in Sub-Saharan Africa: Status and Prospects
Gelbard, E.; Hussain, Mumtaz; Maino, Rodolfo; Mu, Yibin; … - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2014
. Ongoing activities include Islamic banking, sukuk issuances (to finance infrastructure projects), Takaful (insurance), and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010959474
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Islamic Banks and Financial Stability; An Empirical Analysis
Cihák, Martin; Hesse, Heiko - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2008
The relative financial strength of Islamic banks is assessed empirically based on evidence covering individual Islamic and commercial banks in 18 banking systems with a substantial presence of Islamic banking. We find that (i) small Islamic banks tend to be financially stronger than small...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005263779
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Sukuk vs. Eurobonds; Is there a Difference in Value-At-Risk?
Raei, Faezeh; Cakir, Selim - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2007
This paper assesses the impact of bonds issued according to Islamic principles (Sukuk), on the cost and risk structure of investment portfolios by using the Value-at-Risk (VaR) framework. The market for Sukuk has grown tremendously in recent years at about 45 percent a year. Sukuk provide...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005264017