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Rwanda; Recent Economic Developments
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2000
The government of Rwanda has recognized that economic development in most areas would have to be the responsibility of the private sector (particularly since military and civil service employment would be reduced), but that the public sector could still have a role in promoting economic equality...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005591453
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Constraints on Trade in the MENA region
Wolde, Hirut; Bhattacharya, Rina - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2010
In this paper we estimate gravity models to see whether trade volumes of countries in the MENA region are significantly lower than what would be expected given their economic, cultural and geographical characteristics. Our empirical results show that the variables used in standard gravity models...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008519501
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Reaching the MDGs; An Action Plan for Trade
McDonald, Bradley J.; Gregory, Rob; Elborgh-Woytek, Katrin - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2010
The actions proposed here focus on trade integration, substantially increasing exports of the poorest countries and helping them to meet the Millennium Development Goals. As the foundation for these ambitions, we emphasize the role of a secure, open global trading environment—strengthened...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011245866
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Is the Middle East and North Africa Region Achieving its Trade Potential?
Söderling, Ludvig - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2005
This paper analyzes export performance in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) using a gravity model applied to … panel data. It addresses two questions: (i) are there significant unexploited export markets for the MENA region?; and (ii … countries are substantially underexploiting the United States as an export market. Moreover, the impact of integration efforts …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005825913
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The Impacton India of Trade Liberalization in the Textiles and Clothing Sector
Jain-Chandra, Sonali; Prasad, A. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2005
that while Indian exports of T&C will continue to expand in the presence of the safeguards on China, they will be affected …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005826555
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Chile; Institutions and Policies Underpinning Stability and Growth
Kalter, Eliot; Phillips, Steven; Singh, Manmohan; … - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2004
This paper presents the primary institutions and economic policies that have led to Chile’s remarkable record of stability and growth over the past twenty years. The core of this policy stance is the combination of fiscal discipline and an open trade policy regime, together with carefully...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005767351
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Republic of Poland; Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2004
This Selected Issues paper analyzes the main factors underlying the evolution of competitiveness, export performance …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005591205
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Trends in Italy’s Nonprice Competitiveness
Lissovolik, Bogdan - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2008
real export growth fell. But the recent economic upturn, low current account deficit, and robust nominal exports argue for …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005605131
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Boosting Competitiveness to Grow Out of Debt; Can Ireland Find a Way Back to Its Future?
Nkusu, Mwanza - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2013
This paper investigates the prospects for Ireland to grow its economy against the backdrop of high indebtedness. The paper uses vector autoregressive analysis to explore the interlinkages among competitiveness, exports, economic growth, and fiscal performance. The emerging conclusion is that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011242430
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Determinants of International Tourism
Culiuc, Alexander - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2014
The paper estimates the impact of macroeconomic supply- and demand-side determinants of tourism, one of the largest components of services exports globally, and the backbone of many smaller economies. It applies the gravity model to a large dataset comprising the full universe of bilateral...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011142022