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, and can surge at times of currency speculation. Heightened interest rate and exchange rate volatility pose practical risk … through the equity markets have not been the major contributor to increased international sources of volatility. In addition …
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Following the world food ... …
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volatility and its effects on food security is a complex issue with many dimensions, agricultural and non-agricultural, short and … begins with a discussion of volatility and of the ways in which volatility affects countries, businesses, consumers and … volatility in future. This report offers suggestions for a systematic and internationally coordinated response building on the …
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world price signals reach more producers to induce a supply response. To reduce world food price volatility, suggested …-grain stock purchases and releases to reduce, rather than amplify, local and world food price volatility; (3) shift to market …Following the world food price spike in 2008 and again in 2011, there has been increased attention on better …
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Under-pricing of diesel and kerosene continues to cause major financial problems for Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC), which is losing over Tk 2 billion monthly. Global forecasts suggest that oil prices will continue to be over $US 50 per barrel for the next couple of years. Bangladesh's...
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The decline in international oil prices over the past two years has resulted into an economic crisis in the Republic of Congo that could forestall the transformation efforts to move the country towards higher middle income status. A key strategy that government has pursued in recent years has...
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For some Latin American countries - especially, the oil importers in the Caribbean - rising energy prices could pose a significant threat to their current account sustainability, particularly if they are accompanied by other negative shocks. In some countries the fiscal costs associated with...
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