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This study examines the challenges and issues facing policymakers in highly dollarized economies. Focusing on Cambodia, which achieved almost complete dollarization during 1991-95, the authors review recent developments in the literature on dollarization and examine the costs and benefits of...
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In recent years, the IMF has released a growing number of reports and other documents covering economic and financial developments and trends in member countries. Each report, prepared by a staff team after discussions with government officials, is published at the option of the member country.
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This paper assesses Vietnam’s 2001 Article IV Consultation, First Review Under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PRGF), and a Request for Waiver and Modification of Performance Criteria. Economic performance has been positive so far in 2001, under the first-year PRGF-supported...
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Just as the worse global financial crisis since the Second World War threatens the survival of many global financial giants, the strong financial performance of the Chinese banks stands out. The record profits of Chinese banks are commendable considering that they were considered insolvent not...
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China has been delaying its adoption of a flexible exchange rate system with free capital flows. The main excuse is … adopted by China in its banking reform since 1978 and then assess these reform measures in macroeconomic perspective. The … paper argues that since China is still lingering on export-oriented strategy in promoting economic growth and monetary …
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Given the commonalities in terms of history, culture, languages and trade complementarity in many cases, the Bangladesh-China …
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This paper contributes to the literature on the role of foreign direct investment and vertical specialisation in China … costs of transport and communications, has led to a significant increase in foreign investment into China to take advantage … (such as textile, clothing, electronic goods), but gradually China attracted FDI to sophisticated manufacturing industries …
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This working paper examines China’s investment policy since the publication of the 2008 OECD Investment Policy Review … of China. China remains the largest recipient of FDI among developing countries and FDI continues to play a … disproportionately large role in promoting China’s trade, investment and tax revenue generation, albeit not as large as before. A number …
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