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This report examines recent economic developments and regional policy issues in the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU). Although progress has been achieved on the integration front since 1994, including the establishment of a customs union and the creation of the economic union,...
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This 2006 Article IV Consultation highlights that Ukraine’s fiscal policy in 2005–06 reshuffled resources from higher …
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This 2004 Article IV Consultation highlights that six years after the 1998 financial crisis, Ukraine continues to …
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Following the 2008/9 financial crisis and deep recession, a cyclical recovery took hold in Ukraine, supported by a … stronger external environment. Efforts to consolidate public finances and repair the banking system began strengthening Ukraine …
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This 2008 Article IV Consultation highlights that rapid domestic demand growth in Ukraine pushed the economy beyond its … more than 30 percent by end-April 2008. Executive Directors have commended Ukraine’s continued strong economic growth and …
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This paper focuses on Ukraine’s 2005 Article IV Consultation and Ex Post Assessment of Longer-Term Program Engagement …
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This paper examines recent developments and regional policy issues for the Central African Economic and Monetary Community (CEMAC). The CEMAC region benefited in 2000–01 from favorable world oil prices. This helped to improve the public finances and to strengthen the reserve position of the...
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There has been a marked deterioration in the economic and financial performance of the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) as a whole. These developments reflected unfavorable terms of trade, political conflicts in certain countries, and a weakening of adjustment policies. Progress...
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Macroeconomic developments in the Central African Economic and Monetary Community (CEMAC) region have been satisfactory, but risks to macroeconomic stability persist. The process of convergence remains slow and needs strengthening, notably through the adoption of a fiscal rule and the...
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This paper on recent developments and regional policy issues in the Central African Economic and Monetary Community (CEMAC) discusses the recent development and trends in economic integration. Trade restrictions and an uneven application of CEMAC rules constrain external and intraregional trade....
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