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Canada; 2008 Article IV Consultation-Staff Report; Staff Statement; and Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2008
Canada has enjoyed high growth while adjusting smoothly to commodity price gains, currency appreciation, and, more recently, slowing U.S. demand. Monetary policy has appropriately shifted to guarding against increasing near-term downside risks. A sound fiscal framework policy has produced an...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011242834
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Ukraine; Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2003
This Selected Issues paper examines the main factors explaining Ukraine’s growth performance so far, assesses whether the recent recovery is sustainable, and provides a quantitative analysis of long-term growth prospects. It finds that the recent recovery is not yet self-sustaining and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005824979
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Algeria; Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2007
This Selected Issues paper for Algeria analyzes the growth prospects of the Algerian economy. Drawing on the findings of the empirical growth literature, the paper combines growth accounting and cross-country growth regressions to examine the role of macroeconomic and institutional factors in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011242716
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Euro Area Policies; Staff Report; Staff Supplement; Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director on Euro Area Policies
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2006
The euro area recovered from the economic doldrums. Executive Directors welcomed the recovery, supported by strong financial conditions, global growth, and improved financial positions. They encouraged the reformed Stability and Growth Pact over fiscal policies, and underscored the need for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011242892
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Canada; 2006 Article IV Consultation: Staff Report; Staff Supplement; and Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2006
Canada’s macroeconomic and policy performance has continued to outshine most other industrial countries, and its outlook remains favorable. The new government has pledged to maintain the strong social consensus in favor of fiscal surpluses, while aiming at enhancing incentives. The new...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011243614
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Republic of Estonia; 2006 Article IV Consultation: Staff Report; Staff Statement; Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Direct...
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2006
rapid productivity growth have produced strong wage increases and large employment gains. Inflation, while moderate for a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011242607
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Peru; Third Review and Inflation Consultation Under the Stand-By Arrangement and Request for Waiver of Applicability of Performance Criteria: Staff Report; Staff Supplement; Press...
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2008
This paper discusses key findings of the Third Review for Peru and Inflation Consultation Under the Stand …-By Arrangement. All performance criteria for end-December 2007 and end-March 2008 were observed, but inflation in March exceeded the … upper limit of the program’s consultation band around the official inflation target range. The end-March structural …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011242671
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Thailand; Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2008
initially so that the baseline forecast replicates staff baseline projections over the medium term. We analyze two main risk …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011242710
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Peru; Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2007
This Selected Issues paper for Peru explains growth and reform in the country post-1990. As half of the population in Peru still lives below the poverty line, further research should consider how the link between average income improvements and poverty reduction can be strengthened. Although the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011242821
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Georgia; Fifth Review Under the Three-Year Arrangement Under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility and Request for Waiver of a Performance Criterion-Staff Paper; Staff Statemen...
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2007
. Despite economic sanctions imposed by Russia in 2006, Georgia’s economic growth continues to be strong, and inflation has … declined. Growth is expected to reach 9 percent in 2006 and to slow only moderately to 7–8 percent in 2007. Inflation was …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011242897