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The Union of the Comoros’s Interim Poverty Reduction Strategy (PRGS) paper reports that the governmentâ …€™s macroeconomic objectives under the PRGS framework entail preserving major economic equilibria. To increase control over government … spending, the government intends to reduce the relative weight of the wage bill, manage the public debt efficiently, and …
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This paper focuses on the National Strategy for Accelerated Poverty Reduction for Bangladesh. The paper discusses that …. Moreover, there are critical follow-up issues, which will determine the success of the poverty reduction strategy. …
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The health of the population in Guinea is also one of the determinants of poverty, owing to its impact on the ability … administrative region. In terms of the poverty level of households, consultation rates among households in the first and second …
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In this study, the risks related to the euro area sovereign debt crisis are analyzed. Methods used to implement the European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF) are overviewed, and the European Stability Mechanism (ESM), the European Systemic Risk Board (ESRB), and the European Supervisory...
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This 2007 Article IV Consultation highlights that Japan’s external position remains strong. Boosted by investment income, the current account surplus widened in 2006 to nearly 4 percent of Japan’s GDP, despite a shrinking trade balance. Financial outflows also picked up, reflecting...
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taxation regime is the key to reap the benefits from natural resource wealth and ensure that the government receives a fair …
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Staff Discussion Notes showcase the latest policy-related analysis and research being developed by individual IMF staff and are published to elicit comment and to further debate. These papers are generally brief and written in nontechnical language, and so are aimed at a broad audience...
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For a number of countries - Italy, Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Germany, Ireland, and France - this paper develops an inter-temporal model that elicits the implied country-preferences over balancing the conflicting objectives of fiscal consolidation and reduction of economic slack. The model...
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fiscal regime more supportive of investment, while ensuring an appropriate share of oil sector profits for the government. …
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Sweden’s 2005 Article IV Consultation reports that strong productivity gains, wage moderation, and falling nonenergy import prices contributed to reducing inflation, and creating room for aggressive monetary easing. Export growth has been led by a strong recovery in the telecommunications...
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