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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 government’s fiscal position. Against this back ground, it also reviews key policy challenges that will need to be addressed to cope with the mounting...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005824863
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Bosnia and Herzegovina; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper—Mid-Term Development Strategy
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2004
Poverty risk is most marked for children, displaced persons and returnees, unemployed, and people with low education. Basic goals of the macroeconomic framework of the mid-term development strategy of Bosnia and Herzegovina are to reduce the overall public expenditures, lower the public debt,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005598984
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Haiti; Joint Staff Advisory Note of the Annual Progress Report on Implementation of the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2009
Falling international prices have helped lower Haiti’s inflation, but base money growth has continued to be higher than targeted in the program. The paper discusses Haiti’s Annual Progress Report on Implementation of the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper. In the area of economic...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011245200
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International Risk Sharing During the Globalization Era
Matsumoto, Akito; Flood, Robert P.; Marion, Nancy P. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2009
Though theory suggests financial globalization should improve international risk sharing, empirical support has been limited. We develop a simple welfare-based measure that captures how far countries are from the ideal of perfect risk sharing. We then take it to data and find international risk...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008559272
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Haiti; Sixth Review Under the Extended Credit Facility, Request for Waiver of Performance Criterion, and Augmentation of Access: Staff Report; Staff Statements; Press Release on th...
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2010
This paper presents Haiti’s Sixth Review under the Extended Credit Facility and request for Waiver of Performance Criterion, and Augmentation of Access. Manufacturing activity would be hit the most, as the largest enterprises, including the important export textile sector, have been...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244864
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Dealing with Increased Risk of Natural Disasters; Challenges and Options
Keen, Michael; Freeman, Paul K.; Mani, Muthukumara - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2003
Natural disaster risk is emerging as an increasingly important constraint on economic development and poverty reduction …. This paper first sets out the key stylized facts in the area-that the costs of disaster have been increasing, seem set to … dealing with disaster risk. Key sources of market failure include the difficulty of risk spreading and, perhaps even more …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005825906
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Sri Lanka; 2005 Article IV Consultation: Staff Report; Staff Statement; and Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2005
Sri Lanka’s 2005 Article IV Consultation reports that the fiscal deficit exceeded budget targets, and with a significant amount of government financing provided by the central bank, the growth in monetary aggregates increased, contributing to higher inflation. The near-term economic...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005591186
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Maldives; Use of Fund Resources-Request for Emergency Assistance—Staff Report, Press Release on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for Maldiv...
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2005
This paper reviews the Maldives’s Use of IMF Resources and Request for Emergency Assistance. The authorities have requested a purchase of an amount equivalent to SDR 4.1 million (50 percent of quota) under the IMF’s policy on emergency assistance related to natural disasters. The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005591376
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Sri Lanka; Use of Fund Resources-Request for Emergency Assistance—Staff Report; Staff Supplement; and Press Release on the Executive Board Discussion for Sri Lanka
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2005
This paper evaluates Sri Lanka’s Request for Emergency Assistance. The Sri Lankan authorities have requested a purchase in an amount of SDR 103.35 million under the IMF’s policy for emergency assistance related to natural disasters. In line with IMF policy for Poverty Reduction and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005598820
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Debt Sustainability Under Catastrophic Risk; The Case for Government Budget Insurance
Cavallo, Eduardo A.; Borensztein, Eduardo; Valenzuela, … - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2008
disaster-prone areas of the world, it has one of the lowest levels of insurance coverage. This paper examines the vulnerability …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005599214