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Samoa; Selected Issues and Statistical Appendix
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2005
This Selected Issues paper on Samoa reports that remittances are the main source of foreign exchange to the Samoan … economy. In addition to remittances, travel credits also play an important role in the economy. Official transfers are also … significant, and should remain an important source of balance-of-payments support over the medium term. Remittances are relatively …
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A Link Between Workers' Remittances and Business Cycles in Germany and Turkey
Akkoyunlu, Åule; Kholodilin, Konstantin A. - In: Emerging Markets Finance and Trade 44 (2008) 5, pp. 23-40
This paper examines the cyclical interactions between the remittances of Turkish workers in Germany and output in both … country affects the direction and strength of the relation between remittances and the host and home countries' business …
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Cape Verde; Selected Issues and Statistical Appendix
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2005
The Selected Issues paper and Statistical Appendix on Cape Verde review determinants of emigrant deposits (ED). EDs have provided a substantial source of foreign exchange to the Cape Verdean economy, and have been vital in maintaining the fixed exchange rate. Prospects for growth in Cape Verde...
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Il lavoro degli immigrati : programmazione dei flussi e politiche di inserimento
Baronio, Guido (contributor);  … - 2002
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001669995
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Côte d'Ivoire: Enhanced Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative; Completion Point Document and Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative; Press Release
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2012
In April 2009, the Boards of Executive Directors of the International Development Association (IDA) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) agreed that Côte d’Ivoire had met the requirements for reaching the decision point under the Enhanced Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC)...
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Albania; 2010 Article IV Consultation: Staff Report; Staff Statement; Public Information on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for Albania
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2010
Albania enjoyed strong growth with comparatively benign external vulnerabilities before the crisis. Monetary policy provided timely support, and the exchange rate functioned as a shock absorber. However, policy buffers are now exhausted and must be rebuilt. Fiscal tightening has to be quickly...
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Nigeria; First Review Under the Policy Support Instrument: Staff Report; Staff Statement; Press Release on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director f...
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2006
This First Review Under the Policy Support Instrument (PSI) for Nigeria reports that structural reforms are proceeding in line with the National Economic Empowerment and Development Strategy. The authorities’ commitments under the PSI primary objectives of the economic reform program...
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Senegal; Staff Report for the 2010 Article IV Consultation, Fifth Review Under the Policy Support Instrument, Third Review Under the Exogenous Shocks Facility, Request for Waiver o...
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2010
This Article IV Consultation highlights that Senegal is pursuing its macroeconomic policies within an economic program supported by the IMF’s Policy Support Instrument (PSI). Executive Directors noted that signs of a recovery have become visible, and emphasized that prudent domestic...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244219
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Haiti; Enhanced Initiative for Heavily Indebted Poor Countries: Completion Point Document
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2009
This paper discusses Haiti’s progress under the Enhanced Initiative for Heavily Indebted Poor Countries. Substantial advances have been made toward meeting the four triggers not fully implemented, and the authorities are committed to further progress in the near future. These triggers...
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Honduras; Request for a Stand-By Arrangement and an Arrangement Under the Standby Credit Facility-Staff Report; Press Release on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by th...
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2010
The economy of Honduras contracted as a result of the global economic crisis. In the economic policy area, the authorities gave priority to strengthening the financial position of the public sector and restarting the external assistance. Measures are taken to strengthen the fiscal position, in...
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