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Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia; 2008 Article IV Consultation: Staff Report; Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Direc...

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2009

The staff report for the 2008 Article IV Consultation of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia discusses economic developments and policies. The new governmentâ€™s economic program aims to raise growth further, but does not address these vulnerabilities. Plans to increase the central...

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Peopleâ€™s Republic of China; Hong Kong Special Administrative Region: 2007 Article IV Consultation: Staff Report; and Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion...

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2008

Hong Kong has grown strongly as a result of its successful transformation from a manufacturing presence to a services hub over past decades. Executive Directors support the governmentâ€™s commitment for the Linked Exchange Rate System. Hong Kongâ€™s future as a financial center is...

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Globalization and Growth in the Twentieth Century

Crafts, N. F. R. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2000

This paper reviews the experience of economic growth during the twentieth century with a view to highlighting implications for both growth economists and policy-makers. The unprecedented divergence in income levels between the OECD economies and many developing countries is documented but so too...

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The East African Community; Prospects for Sustained Growth

McAuliffe, Catherine; Saxena, Sweta Chaman; Yabara, Masafumi - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2012

The East African Community (EAC) has been among the fastest growing regions in sub-Saharan Africa in the past decade or so. Nonetheless, the recent growth path will not be enough to achieve middle-income status and substantial poverty reduction by the end of the decadeâ€”the ambition of...

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Euro Area Policies; Staff Report; Staff Supplement; Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director on Euro Area Policies

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2006

The euro area recovered from the economic doldrums. Executive Directors welcomed the recovery, supported by strong financial conditions, global growth, and improved financial positions. They encouraged the reformed Stability and Growth Pact over fiscal policies, and underscored the need for...

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Approximated likelihood and root estimators for spatial interaction in spatial autoregressive models

Jin, Fei; Lee, Lung-fei - In: Regional Science and Urban Economics 42 (2012) 3, pp. 446-458

in the autoregressive parameter that generalizes an original estimation approach in Ord (1975) and yields a closed …

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Chinaâ€™s Path to Consumer-Based Growth; Reorienting Investment and Enhancing Efficiency

Lee, Il Houng; Syed, Murtaza H.; Xueyan, Liu - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2013

that some types of investment are becoming excessive in China, particularly in inland provinces. In these regions, private … existing trends continue, valuable resources could be wasted at a time when China’s ability to finance investment is facing … to that in manufacturing and real estate. Financial reform would facilitate such a reorientation, helping China to …

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