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Rural Poverty in Developing Countries; Issues and Policies
Khan, Mahmood Hasan - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2000
In most developing countries, poverty is more widespread and severe in rural than in urban areas. The author reviews some important aspects of rural poverty and draws key implications for public policy. He presents a policy framework for reducing poverty, taking into account the functional...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005605040
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Kenya; Fifth Review Under the Three-Year Arrangement Under the Extended Credit Facility and Request for a Waiver and Modification of Performance Criteria—Staff Report; Staff Supp...
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2013
Economic activity in Kenya has remained resilient to uncertainty surrounding the elections, the impact of the European …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244272
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Kenya: Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper-Joint Staff Advisory Note
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2014
This Joint Staff Advisory Note focuses on the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) for Kenya. Kenya’s second …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244468
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Kenya: 2014 Article IV Consultation-Staff Report; Press Release; and Statement by the Executive Director for Kenya
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2014
KEY ISSUES Context: Kenya has embarked on major reforms in line with the 2010 constitution. The new government has …. Kenya placed its first US$2 billion Eurobond at favorable terms, with proceeds to be used to upgrade power generation and … fiscal resources. Kenya is actively participating in the integration of East Africa, showing progress in reducing delays from …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244508
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Kenya: Sixth and Final Review Under the Three-Year Arrangement Under the Extended Credit Facility
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2013
This paper discusses Kenya’s Sixth and Final Review Under the Three-Year Arrangement Under the Extended Credit Facility. Fiscal consolidation and the introduction of major reforms contributed to the program’s success despite emerging challenges. All end-June 2013 quantitative...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011245239
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A Cautionary Note on the Use of Exchange Rate Indicators
Wickham, Peter - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 1993
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005826695
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Money Targeting in a Modern Forecasting and Policy Analysis System: an Application to Kenya
Andrle, Michal; Berg, Andrew; Berkes, Enrico; Portillo, … - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2013
in the analysis of monetary policy in low-income countries (LICs), with an application to Kenya. We provide a general … target misses in terms of structural shocks (aggregate demand, policy, shocks to money demand, etc). In the case of Kenya, we …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010790361
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How Solid Is Economic Growth in the East African Community?
Gigineishvili, Nikoloz; Mauro, Paolo; Wang, Ke - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2014
Is rapid economic growth experienced by the East African Community during the past decade built on solid foundations? To gain some clues, we use a variety of newly-collected and existing data sources to analyze the structural transformation of output and exports, as well as indicators of their...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011123874
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The Monetary Transmission Mechanism in the Tropics; A Narrative Approach
Berg, Andrew; Charry, Luisa; Portillo, Rafael A; Vlcek, Jan - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2013
policy that took place in 2011 in four members of the East African Community: Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Rwanda. We find …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011242205
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Forecasting and Monetary Policy Analysis in Low-Income Countries; Food and non-Food Inflation in Kenya
Andrle, Michal; Berg, Andrew; Morales, R. Armando; … - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2013
forecasting and monetary policy analysis in low-income countries and apply it to Kenya. We use the model to run several policy … recover the sequence of domestic and foreign macroeconomic shocks that account for business cycle dynamics in Kenya over the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011242400