This paper provides background information to the report for the 1995 Article IV Consultation with Cyprus. It reviews developments in the real, fiscal, monetary, and external sectors during the 1990s. The effects of wage indexation when the economy faces an adverse terms-of-trade shock in the...

This paper describes economic developments in India during the 1990s. Since late 1993/94, economic activity has expanded rapidly. Fiscal policy was relaxed substantially in 1993/94, a move that was only partly reversed in 1994/95. Like some other emerging markets, India experienced a surge of...

This paper reviews economic developments in the Republic of Mozambique during 1990–96. Under the Economic and Social Rehabilitation Program (ESRP), the economy has made impressive economic gains. Real GDP growth averaged 6.7 percent in 1987–95, despite the civil war, a decline in the terms...

This paper reviews economic developments in Colombia during 1990–95. In 1990–94, Colombia built upon the structural reforms initiated in the mid-1980s. The administration achieved its objective for output but not for inflation. Real GDP growth averaged 4.0 percent in 1990–94 and reached an...

This supplementary report examines selected background issues in Denmark using charts and tables. Economic growth accelerated sharply in 1994, following several years of steady but unspectacular expansion. It is projected to slow somewhat in 1995–96 but remain above potential. Unemployment,...

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

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

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

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

This paper reviews economic developments in Turkey during 1992–96. The Turkish economy rebounded in 1995, with real gross national product rising by 8.1 percent, reversing the decline of 6.1 percent in 1994. A strong pickup in activity in the second and third quarters of 1995 more than...