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Islamic State of Afghanistan; Rebuilding a Macroeconomic Framework for Reconstruction and Growth
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2003
In this study, economic developments and achievements, the role of the IMF, strong economic recovery, the formulation and implementation of the government’s budgetary policy, and the progress made in rebuilding fiscal institutions are first discussed in detail. An overview of the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005825362
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Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya 2004 Article IV Consultation-Staff Report; Staff Statement; and Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion.
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2005
This 2004 Article IV Consultation highlights that the Libyan economy remains largely state controlled and heavily dependent on the oil sector. Since the lifting of the Libya-specific trade sanctions of the United Nation and United States in September 2003 and September 2004, respectively, the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005591207
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Nigeria: Publication of Financial Sector Assessment Program Documentation––Technical Note on Strengthening Monetary and Liquidity Management
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2013
This Technical Note focuses on strengthening of monetary and liquidity management in Nigeria. The Central Bank of … Nigeria (CBN) has robust institutional framework in place to design and implement monetary policy. The CBN has also sufficient …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011243706
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The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia; Selected Issues and Statistical Appendix
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2006
development is the key to increasing and sustaining growth, and providing employment opportunities to raise incomes. Private … sector development remains in its infancy, reflecting the slow transition to a market economy, and the contribution of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244865
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Suriname; Statistical Appendix
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2007
In recent years, the IMF has released a growing number of reports and other documents covering economic and financial developments and trends in member countries. Each report, prepared by a staff team after discussions with government officials, is published at the option of the member country.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011243171
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Cameroon; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper-Progress Report
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2008
The growth rate of agriculture in Cameroon was estimated at 3.3 percent in 2006, compared with 2.7 percent in 2005 …. This is owing to increased activity in the food agriculture sector (4.3 percent) and in forestry and logging (4.0 percent … agriculture, on the other hand, experienced a slowdown, on the one hand, with a growth rate of –2.3 percent in 2006 compared …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011245018
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Monetary Policy Transmission in the GCC Countries
Prasad, Ananthakrishnan; Espinoza, Raphael A. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2012
The GCC countries maintain a policy of open capital accounts and a pegged (or nearly-pegged) exchange rate, thereby reducing their freedom to run an independent monetary policy. This paper shows, however, that the pass-through of policy rates to retail rates is on the low side, reflecting the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010878414
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Credit Growth and the Effectiveness of Reserve Requirements and Other Macroprudential Instruments in Latin America
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2012
Over the past decade policy makers in Latin America have adopted a number of macroprudential instruments to manage the procyclicality of bank credit dynamics to the private sector and contain systemic risk. Reserve requirements, in particular, have been actively employed. Despite their...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010878415
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Sierra Leone: 2013 Article IV Consultation and Request for a Three-Year Arrangement Under the Extended Credit Facility
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2013
stabilization over the last five years. Real GDP growth averaged some 7 percent, driven by output expansion in agriculture, mining …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244166
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Slovak Republic; 2005 Article IV Consultation-Staff Report; and Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2006
The Slovak Republic’s 2005 Article IV Consultation reports that sound macroeconomic management and a wide range of fundamental structural reforms are supporting nominal convergence with European Union norms. Real GDP growth accelerated to 6 percent in 2005, driven by an improvement in the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244180