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This document provides an overview of needs and gaps in regard to early warning and response capabilities in Tonga. It consolidates information gathered in: (i) August 2014 during an early warning system (EWS) needs assessment to inform the development of the World Bank's Pacific resilience...
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Economic growth in Emerging East Asia reached a cyclical peak of 7.2 percent in 2004 from which it is expected to slow only moderately to about 6 percent in 2005 and 2006. The tragic tsunami disaster, while it had a horrendous impact in terms of loss of life, is expected to have only a limited...
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This is the first of three Debt Reports for 2022 to be published online over the course of the year to provide users with data and analysis on external and public debt of low- and middle-income countries. Debt Report 2022 First Edition present summary analyses of the composition of external debt...
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present value (PV) of external debt to exports exceeds its threshold in the case of an extreme shock to exports.1 With regard …
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With some 19 million US Dollars (1.6 percent of GDP) in unresolved arrears to official bilateral creditors, Grenada remains in external public debt distress. However, debt appears sustainable reflecting favorable projected debt dynamics from substantial fiscal surpluses that are supported by the...
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in real GDP and exports growth and the depreciation of the KGS. To address these vulnerabilities, the authorities need to …, and continue improving the business environment to maintain the export potential of the country after the main gold mine …
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, the government is focused on creating a larger and more diversified export base while encouraging more private investment …
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Togo's risk of external debt distress continues to be moderate, while the overall risk of debt distress is high-unchanged from the previous Debt Sustainability Analysis (DSA) published in December 2018. While the mechanical results point to a low risk of external debt distress, judgment was...
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The updated DSA suggests that the external risk of debt distress for Vanuatu remains moderate with limited space to absorb shocks. All external debt indicators remain below the relevant indicative thresholds under the baseline scenario, incorporating the average long-term effects of natural...
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thresholds are observed in the baseline, the PV of PPG external debt-to-exports ratio breaches its threshold under stress test … negative shocks and remains vulnerable to adverse developments of its exports. The DSA is predicated on the government … construction of a pipeline for crude oil exports. Identified weaknesses call for further strengthening of debt management …
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