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This paper discusses Jordan’s Fifth Review Under the Stand-by Arrangement, Request for Waivers of Nonobservance of Performance Criterion (PC) and Applicability of PC, Modification of PC, and Rephasing of Access. Program performance in 2014 is broadly on track. The end-September PC on the...
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This paper focuses on Jordan’s 2014 Article IV Consultation, Third and Fourth Reviews Under the Stand-By Arrangement (SBA), Request for Waivers of Nonobservance of Performance Criterion (PC) and Applicability of PCs. The program is broadly on track and, looking forward, will focus on deep...
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Jordan’s external vulnerabilities, arising mainly from the energy sector, increased during the last decade. Aided by exceptionally large grants, fiscal policy accommodated the social impact of these shocks. Concerns about social tensions at the beginning of the year put on hold the needed...
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This paper discusses Jordan’s Second Review Under the Stand-by Arrangement, Request for Waivers of Nonobservance of Performance Criteria (PCs), and Modification of PCs. Program performance is broadly on track. The central bank rebuilt reserves, which are now at a comfortable level and...
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This Selected Issues paper investigates the macroeconomic impact of the Syria crisis on Jordan. It is indicated that …
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Fiscal consolidation, additional reserve buildup, and higher growth are key program objectives for the Jordanian authorities. Despite the socially difficult elimination of the fuel subsidy, program performance was mixed. Initiatives to strengthen banking supervision and develop capital markets...
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This paper focuses on Jordan's 2014 Article IV Consultation, Third and Fourth Reviews Under the Stand-By Arrangement …
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This paper presents Jordan's Sixth Review under the Extended Arrangement under the Extended Fund Facility and Request … global environment, Jordan's economy is projected to continue to grow this year at 2.6 percent, and inflation has remained …
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This paper on Jordan focuses on the financial system stability assessment. Jordan's financial sector, dominated by …. The FSAP's systemic risk analysis found that Jordan's banking sector appeared broadly resilient. Banks would be able to …
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This Selected Issues paper explores the main obstacles related to low female labor force participation in Jordan. Lack … regulations are the main drivers of the gender gap in participation and employment outcomes in Jordan. Based on the regression … both participation and employment. The results for Jordan are also compared with the Middle East and North Africa region …
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