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In recent years, the IMF has released a growing number of reports and other documents covering economic and financial developments and trends in member countries. Each report, prepared by a staff team after discussions with government officials, is published at the option of the member country
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This Selected Issues paper focuses on balancing decarbonization with energy security in Poland. The paper describes the … evolution and challenges related to the energy security situation and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in Poland over the last … import dependency. Despite increasing consumption of imported fossil fuels, Poland has managed to decouple economic growth …
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This 2023 Article IV Consultation analyses that the Polish economy has slowed significantly amid still-high inflation. The Polish economy in 2022 faced energy and food price shocks, which exacerbated inflationary pressures and slowed economic growth. With Russia's war in Ukraine, the authorities...
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Public investment is expected to play a significant role in the post-pandemic economic recovery in Poland. Like other … countries in the region, Poland lags more advanced European economies in the quantity and quality of its infrastructure despite … up green, digital, and resilient investments. In this context, the public investment management assessment (PIMA) was …
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This Selected Issues paper considers the case of Poland to analyze global financial spillovers to emerging market (EM …
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In South Africa, long-term insurers experienced some strains during the financial crisis, but there were no crisis-related failures. The capital markets suffered sharp declines but no systemic failures. The three standards assessments have found the regulatory system fundamentally sound. The...
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This paper presents a technical note on Mexico’s Financial Sector Assessment Program update. The Mexican experience displays interesting characteristics that provide lessons for other countries that still need to design the decumulation phase of their newly established second pillars. The...
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The insurance sector is underdeveloped and has been inadequately supervised to date, as the regulator lacks the requisite independence, skills, and resources. The three public pension systems, which cover less than 10 percent of the active population, appear to be fiscally unsustainable. The...
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This paper discusses the Financial System Stability Assessment for South Africa, and reviews the Report on the Observance of Standards and Codes on Securities Regulation. The assessment reveals that South Africa’s sophisticated financial system is fundamentally sound and has so far...
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The Financial System Stability Assessment found the financial sector to be vibrant, resilient, highly competitive, and well supervised and regulated. Stress tests showed credit institutions and insurers to be highly resilient to a variety of shocks. It also found a high degree of observance of...
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