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This Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper for Nigeria highlights the National Economic Empowerment and Development Strategy (NEEDS). NEEDS gives special support to agriculture, industry, small and medium-scale enterprises, and oil and gas. Under the plan, the government will seek long-term capital...
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This 2007 Article IV Consultation highlights that despite recent progress in poverty reduction, Yemen remains far from achieving the Millennium Development Goals. Oil production has been declining since 2000, and in the absence of major discoveries, proven oil reserves could be depleted in some...
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This 2009 Article IV Consultation highlights that reforms initiated earlier this decade in Nigeria have averted the boom–bust pattern that characterized previous oil price cycles and better prepared the economy to deal with the global financial crisis. Non-oil growth averaged 9 percent...
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This Selected Issues paper on Angola reports that oil production in Angola accounts for about half of GDP and about 75 percent of government revenue. The projections for the government’s fiscal position in the medium term will be crucially dependent on both the value of oil production and...
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The discussions for the 2003 Article IV Consultation with Equatorial Guinea were conducted in Malabo and Bata. Executive Directors expressed concern about the continued weakness in economic policy performance, macroeconomic management, and governance. The authorities agreed that Equatorial...
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and challenges for Canada. The unconventional energy boom has had significant positive effects on Canada’s economic …
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, risks to a highly open economy like Canada are substantial and compound domestic vulnerabilities related to inflation … into a mild recession. Looking further ahead, the government is positioning Canada as a reliable supplier of critical … further strengthening the investment climate, boosting productivity growth, and implementing Canada's ambitious policies to …
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This paper on Financial Safety Net and Crisis Management for the Canada reviews the stress testing and financial … expanded their footprints abroad. Canada has strong financial linkages with the United States. Macrofinancial vulnerabilities …
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This Technical Note on Financial Safety Net and Crisis Management for the Canada focuses on housing finance. Housing … being under-priced in some segments. Aspects of Canada's mortgage finance may amplify procyclical effects of falling house …
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This Technical Note on Financial Safety Net and Crisis Management for the Canada examines systematic liquidity issues …. The review evaluated the Bank of Canada's (BOC's) operational framework and its ability to manage liquidity conditions in … normal times and in times of stress. The review also assessed the functioning and resilience of key funding markets in Canada …
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