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The Iranian economy has greatly benefited from the lifting of international sanctions in 2016, when the JCPOA nuclear deal came into force. Oil production and exports rebounded strongly, which spilled over into non-oil sectors. However, the economy is yet to return to its 1976 peak in real per...
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The paper analyses some policy issues under a currency board arrangement (CBA), focusing on the conduct of fiscal policy which is the only policy instrument at the disposal of the authorities as the CBA precludes an independent monetary policy. It is argued that the loss in degrees of freedom...
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Within the EU, taxation and the EU's eastern enlargement are currently seen as one of the most important problems to be solved and projects to be realized. Each of these two topics covers a vast set of issues which have to be dealt with. At the same time only few attempts have been made to...
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The study analyses the dynamics and the structure of Ukraine's public finances. It assesses the medium-term impact of fiscal austerity 2014-2016, examines fiscal sustainability and estimates further fiscal adjustment efforts. It evaluates the economic and social implications of current fiscal...
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and institutional adaptations, as well as ongoing gains in labour productivity remain important for maintaining export …
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Belarus, Russia and Ukraine as well as in China. For each country, it provides a forecast relating to GDP growth, inflation …
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) - continues to shed labour. This implies impressive gains in labour productivity and, given the general wage restraint, in unit … to EU accession and rising energy prices), inflation resumed its downward trend, reaching low single digits in most NMS … (except Slovakia) and in the remaining transition countries as well (except Romania, Serbia and Ukraine). Russian inflation …
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; quite an abrupt deterioration in industrial labour productivity; and real currency appreciation and a resulting strong rise …
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(except in Hungary). Inflation slowed down to very low levels and is no longer a serious problem. Hungary and Slovakia will … Serbia, which has seen accelerating inflation, and Romania, where disinflation has been interrupted. The downside to that is …
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quarter of 2006 than in 2005. Investment accelerated sharply and industry is proving buoyant. Labour productivity has …. Macroeconomic stability will be maintained, though inflation is picking up; and is a serious problem in Serbia and Romania …. Inflation is a major concern in Turkey, as is macroeconomic stability more fundamentally. At the end of 2006 it should be …
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