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Lao People's Democratic Republic; Statistical Appendix

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2009

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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Financial Globalization and Exchange Rates

Milesi-Ferretti, Gian-Maria; Lane, Philip R. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2005

The founders of the Bretton Woods System 60 years ago were primarily concerned with orderly exchange rate adjustment in a world economy that was characterized by widespread restrictions on international capital mobility. In contrast, the rapid pace of financial globalization during recent years...

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Multinational Enterprises, International Trade, and Productivity Growth; Firm-Level Evidence From the United States

Yeaple, Stephen R.; Keller, Wolfgang - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2003

(FDI) between 1987 and 1996. In contrast to earlier work, our results suggest that FDI leads to substantial productivity … gains for domestic firms. The size of FDI spillovers is economically important, accounting for about 11 percent of … is weaker than for FDI spillovers. The paper also gives a detailed account of why our study leads to results different …

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The Location of Domestic and Foreign Production Affiliates by French Multinational Firms

Méjean, Isabelle; Mayer, Thierry; Nefussi, Benjamin - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2010

Economists interested in location choices usually focus their attention on investments abroad. This neglects the fact that multinational enterprises continue to invest domestically while undertaking foreign expansion. This paper compares investments at home and abroad. Our firm-level dataset...

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The Rise of Foreign Investment in China's Banks; Taking Stock

Leigh, Lamin; Podpiera, Richard - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2006

China appears to be well positioned to benefit from further opening of the banking sector to foreign investors …

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Kenya, Uganda, and United Republic of Tanzania; Selected Issues

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2008

with a broad base would reduce the demand by investors for tax holidays. …

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Where Did All the Borrowing Go? a Forensic Analysis of the U.S. External Position

Milesi-Ferretti, Gian-Maria; Lane, Philip R. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2008

The deterioration in the U.S. net external position in recent years has been much smaller than the extensive net borrowing associated with large current account deficits would have suggested. This paper examines the sources of discrepancies between net borrowing and accumulation of net...

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Taxing Financial Transactions; An Assessment of Administrative Feasibility

Brondolo, John - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2011

This paper considers how a tax on financial transactions could be applied to three broad and partially overlapping categories of financial instruments: (1) exchange-traded instruments; (2) over-the-counter instruments; and, (3) foreign exchange instruments. For each category, the paper examines...

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Foreign Bank Entry and Credit Allocation in Emerging Markets

Kozak, Sylwester; Jurzyk, Emilia Magdalena; Degryse, Hans; … - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2009

We employ a unique data set containing bank-specific information to explore how foreign bank entry determines credit allocation in emerging markets. We investigate the impact of the mode of foreign entry (greenfield or takeover) on banks' portfolio allocation to borrowers with different degrees...

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Foreign Direct Investment in China; Some Lessons for Other Countries

Zebregs, Harm; Tseng, Wanda - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2002

China's increasing openness to foreign direct investment (FDI) has contributed importantly to its exceptional growth … performance. This paper examines China's experience with FDI and identifies some lessons for other countries. Most of the factors … explaining China's success have also been important in attracting FDI to other countries: market size, labor costs, quality of …

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