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This staff report on People’s Republic of China 2013 Article IV Consultation highlights macroeconomic developments and outlook. China has maintained robust growth since the global crisis, but the heavy reliance on credit and investment to sustain activity is raising vulnerabilities. The...
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rotation back to domestic demand-led growth, the current account deficit is widening again, while inflation remains above …
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The staff reports for the 2013 Article IV Consultation on the Chile discuss the strong and inclusive growth over the medium term. Technocratic, rules-based, and transparent policy management; monetary policy under a floating exchange rate undertaken by a credible central bank; and prudent fiscal...
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production and sustained high energy imports, which have become more apparent. Launching all three arrows will create benefits …
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This 2013 Article IV Consultation highlights that Norwegian economy has been performing well, with mainland GDP growing steadily. However, the continuing buildup of assets in the sovereign wealth fund and the increasing share of the mainland economy that is supplying goods and services to the...
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1970s, enabling it to escape the middle-income trap. Policies should aim to tackle the weakness of domestic demand and … growth hinders stabilization in household debt and weighs on domestic demand, while services sector productivity is very low. …
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results for import demand point to a strong correlation between imports and exports. The export variable is highly significant … contemporaneous correlation between credit and demand, while the empirical link between exports and demand seems slightly weaker. The … and explains a large fraction of the total variation in imports. An increase in exports of 1 percent is associated with a …
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This selected issues paper on Indonesia was prepared by a staff team of the International Monetary Fund as background documentation for the periodic consultation with the member country. It is based on the information available at the time it was completed on August 21, 2012. The views expressed...
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floods, with real GDP growing by 6.5 percent. Private consumption rose 6.7 percent, reflecting pent-up demand and government … investment grew by 14.4 percent. With growth driven by domestic demand, the current account surplus is expected to reach a small …
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The Philippines’ macroeconomic fundamentals have improved considerably during the past decade. However, new macrofinancial challenges are emerging. The economy is continuing to adjust to the large persistent inflows from abroad. Transmission of domestic policy interest rates has been...
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