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Four Decades of Terms-of-Trade Booms; Saving-Investment Patterns and a New Metric of Income Windfall

Adler, Gustavo; Magud, Nicolas E. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2013

rather than a greater 'effort' to save it. Finally, we find evidence that, while savings during the boom help to increase … post-boom income, the composition of such savings matters. Specifically, in past episodes, savings allocated to foreign …

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Kuwait: Selected Issues

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2013

This Selected Issues paper estimates the optimal allocation of government current spending, precautionary saving, and investment for Kuwait under uncertainty. The results show that in the face of high oil income volatility and the expected decline in oil prices, projected current spending...

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Nigeria; Fourth Review Under the Policy Support Instrument: Staff Report; Staff Statement; Press Release on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director...

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2007

and oil savings, which have been important to macroeconomic performance, are being revisited. The governmentâ …

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Singapore; Selected Issues

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2006

This Selected Issues paper examines the behavior of savings and investment from an Asian and Singaporean perspective …. It builds and estimates two econometric models that relate savings and investment to a range of macroeconomic and … notes that employment uncertainty did have a significant negative impact on consumption and raised precautionary savings. It …

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New Zealand; 2013 Article IV Consultation

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2013

New Zealandâ€™s economy continued to grow at a moderate rate, in part reflecting the effects of the recent drought and inflation. The macroeconomic policy has been framed to absorb adverse shocks with flexible exchange rates to serve as buffer. The planned pace of deficit reduction is...

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Cameroon; First Review Under the Three-Year Arrangement Under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility: Staff Report; Press Release on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statemen...

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2006

Macroeconomic performance has been satisfactory, and program implementation under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility arrangement has also been good. The medium-term projections have been updated in anticipation of relief under the Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative (MDRI). Despite recent...

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Romania; Selected Issues and Statistical Appendix

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2006

This Selected Issues and Statistical Appendix paper assesses Romania’s external competitiveness by reviewing recent developments in a range of standard indicators and estimating equilibrium real exchange rates. The results suggest that, although Romania’s historical cost advantage vis-à-vis...

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Guinea-Bissau; Selected Issues and Statistical Appendix

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2006

A major element of the persistent fiscal imbalances in Guinea-Bissau is the relatively low level of revenue compared with other sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries. Fiscal revenues, including grants, trended downward significantly in Guinea-Bissau from 1991 through 2005, especially during the...

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Mongolia; Selected Issues and Statistical Appendix

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2008

The vast mineral deposits of Mongolia, if properly managed, could make available large budgetary resources, which would help address a wide range of its economic challenges. This report focuses on Mongoliaâ€™s selected issues in the mining sector, government employment and wages, and saving...

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Republic of Madagascar; 2007 Article IV Consultation: Staff Report; Staff Statement; Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussions; and Statement by the Executive Di...

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2007

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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