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This paper discusses key findings of the Sixth and Final Review Under the Stand-By Arrangement for Paraguay. The program remains broadly on track. All performance criteria for end-March 2008 were met, and those for end-June 2008 are expected to have been observed. With one exception, all...
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This paper discusses key findings of the Sixth Review for Uganda Under the Policy Support Instrument. Structural rigidities continue to pose challenges to macroeconomic management in Uganda. Persistent weaknesses in project implementation coupled with rigidities in domestic financial markets...
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environment, inflation fell significantly to 2¾ percent in 2004—the lowest inflation rate since the early 1970s. The return of …
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Sudan’s 2006 Article IV Consultation reports that growth has been robust, inflation has been kept at a single …
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Economic growth has recovered, but higher food and fuel prices have sparked a sharp rise in inflation. Monetary policy … has been tightened to contain core inflation and effects of the food and fuel price shocks. The government has allowed for …
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inflation down to low single digits, the authorities plan to recapitalize the central bank and move gradually to a more flexible …
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The rebound in inflation since mid-2007 is mostly owed to a jump in food prices in Paraguay. The price volatility of … fruits and vegetables explains the divergence between headline and core inflation indicators observed in 2007. Following a … decline that started in 2006, core inflation has risen in the second part of 2007. High export volume growth, coupled with a …
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might then mitigate them. The paper also develops core inflation indicators for Ukraine to better distinguish underlying … from temporary influences on inflation. …
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This paper presents key findings of the Third Review under the Policy Support Instrument (PSI) in Rwanda. Program performance was broadly satisfactory. All end-June quantitative assessment criteria were met. Structural benchmarks were partially met as the pace of implementation of structural...
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This paper presents a simple structural model of inflation adapted for Nigeria based on the methodology of Berg, Karam …
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