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Macroeconomic Implications of Financial Dollarization; The Case of Uruguay

Gelos, Gaston; Mejía, Alejandro López; Piñón-Farah, … - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2008

Uruguay has experienced a remarkable recovery since the 2002 crisis, supported by sound policies and favorable external conditions. With the framework put in place in 2002, Uruguay abandoned an exchange rate peg in favor of a free float, adoped a monetary regime initially based on money targets,...

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The Dominican Republic; Stabilization, Structural Reform, and Economic Growth

Cardoso, Jaime; Young, Philip M. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2002

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Managing Financial Crises; Recent Experience and Lessons for Latin America

Kincaid, G. Russell; Collyns, Charles - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2003

This paper seeks to draw lessons from the IMFâ€™s experience in handling financial crises around the globe over the past ten years that are relevant to the challenges faced by countries in Latin America, especially in the wake of the recent crisis in Argentina. Experience suggests that...

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Northern Star; Canada's Path to Economic Prosperity

Klyuev, Vladimir; Mühleisen, Martin; Bayoumi, Tamim - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2007

Robust GDP growth, declining unemployment, low and stable inflation, and a string of fiscal and current account surpluses -- it's a record to be envied. These outcomes in Canada owe much to sound macroeconomic policies, as well as to a favorable external environment. This book focuses on these...

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Financial Stability in Dollarized Economies

Gulde, Anne Marie; Hoelscher, David S.; Ize, Alain; … - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2004

This paper addresses the challenges to prudential supervision in highly dollarized economies, where central banks and supervisors may be constrained in the use of standard money and financial policy tools. The studyâ€™s conclusions are the basis of an ongoing policy dialogue with IMF member...

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Stabilization and Reforms in Latin America; A Macroeconomic Perspective of the Experience Since the 1990s

Belaisch, Agnes; Collyns, Charles; Masi, Paula De; … - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2005

This study examines external and domestic influences on Latin Americaâ€™s economic performance over the past decade and a half. It notes that over the past few years, macroeconomic policies have strengthened and structural reforms have been implemented. Together with a favorable external...

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Economic Policy in a Highly Dollarized Economy; The Case of Cambodia

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2003

, which achieved almost complete dollarization during 1991-95, the authors review recent developments in the literature on … dollarization and examine the costs and benefits of dollarization in Cambodia, including the ensuing macroeconomic policy … degree of dollarization. In addition to this analysis, the authors present a short description of Cambodiaâ€™s economic …

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Currency Convertibility and the Transformation of Centrally Planned Economies

Greene, Joshua E.; Isard, Peter - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 1991

This paper examines the problems in establishing currency convertibility- and the optimal timing- in formerly planned economies making the transition to market-oriented systems.

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Economic Stabilization and Growth in Portugal

Schmitt, Hans O. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 1981

This paper reviews economic stabilization and growth in Portugal during the 1970s. Following a decade of rapid growth with external equilibrium, the Portuguese economy in the early 1970s suffered a series of major shocks. The paper highlights that the problem of managing economic growth with a...

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Exchange Rates and Economic Fundamentals; A Framework for Analysis

Symansky, Steven A.; Clark, Peter B.; Bartolini, Leonardo; … - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 1994

This paper summarizes the methods and types of indicators that are often employed, both insid and outside the IMF, to assess whether exchange rates are broadly in line with economic fundamentals.

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