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Sri Lanka: Seventh Review under the Stand-By Arrangement and Requests for Waivers of Nonobservance of Performance Criteria, Extension of the Arrangement Period, Rephasing of Purchases, and Establishment of Performance Criteria—Staff Report; Press Release on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for Sri Lanka.

Release Date: April, 2012

Price: $18.00

Fiscal Policy and the Current Account: Are Microstates Different?

Author/Editor: Yehenew Endegnanew, Charles Amo Yartey, Therese Turner-Jones.

Release Date: February, 2012

Price: $18.00

This paper examines the empirical link between fiscal policy and the current account focusing on microstates defined as countries with a population of less than 2 million between 1970 and 2009. The more...



Current Account Imbalances: Can Structural Policies Make a Difference?

Author/Editor: Anna Ivanova.

Release Date: February, 2012

Price: $18.00

The discussion of global and regional imbalances has put the spotlight on the possible link between current accounts and structural policies. Drawing on standard empirical current account models, the more...



Shifting Motives: Explaining the Buildup in Official Reserves in Emerging Markets since the 1980s

Author/Editor: Atish R. Ghosh, Jonathan David Ostry, Charalambos G. Tsangarides.

Release Date: January, 2012

Price: $18.00

Why have emerging market economies (EMEs) been stockpiling international reserves? We find that motives have varied over time”vulnerability to current account shocks was relatively important in the more...



Republic of the Marshall Islands: Statistical Appendix

Release Date: December, 2011

Price: $18.00

Bangladesh: Staff Report for the 2011 Article IV Consultation

Release Date: November, 2011

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The Republic of Belarus : First Post-Program Monitoring Discussions

Release Date: September, 2011

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Belarus was experiencing an economic crisis after the expiration of a Stand-By Arrangement in March 2010. Its policies were loosened significantly, and consequently the account deficit increased and more...



People's Republic of China: 2011 Article IV Consultation

Release Date: August, 2011

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Kuwait : Statistical Appendix

Release Date: August, 2011

Price: $18.00

Statistics of Kuwait’s economics are presented in this paper. Some of the areas covered include gross domestic product prices, gross domestic expenditure; production, disposal, and prices of oil, more...



People's Republic of China: Spillover Report for the 2011 Article IV Consultation and Selected Issues.

Release Date: July, 2011

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Kiribati: Statistical Appendix

Release Date: May, 2011

Price: $18.00

Federated States of Micronesia: Statistical Appendix

Release Date: February, 2011

Price: $18.00

West African Economic and Monetary Union:Discussions with Regional Institutions-Staff Report and the Executive Director's Statement

Release Date: January, 2011

Price: $20.00

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 more...



Burundi : Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper: Second Implementation Report

Release Date: October, 2010

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The implementation of the Growth and Poverty Reduction Strategy Framework (GPRSF) first describes the characteristics of poverty in Burundi before proceeding to review progress made in terms of each more...



Capital Inflows and Balance of Payments Pressures : Tailoring Policy Responses in Emerging Market Economies

Author/Editor: Bikas Joshi, Manuela Goretti, Uma Ramakrishnan, Alun H Thomas, Atish R Ghosh, Juan Zalduendo.

Release Date: June, 2008

Price: $18.00

Although capital inflows are generally beneficial to recipient countries, they also pose a challenge for the conduct of economic policy. This paper proposes a conceptual taxonomy to guide the design more...



Brunei Darussalam : Statistical Appendix

Release Date: May, 2008

Price: $18.00

The paper discusses the estimates and projections of Brunei Darussalam's nominal GDP and quarterly nominal GDP as per economic activity; growth in real GDP by expenditure and economic activity; more...



Republic of Lithuania : Selected Issues

Release Date: April, 2008

Price: $18.00

This paper estimated the output gap in Lithuania using three different methodologies—an HP filter, a panel regression, and a production function. This study examines how the levels of the more...



World Economic Outlook, April 2008 : Housing and the Business Cycle

Release Date: April, 2008

Price: $57.00

The global expansion is losing speed in the face of a major financial crisis. The slowdown has been greatest in the advanced economies, particularly in the United States, where the housing market more...



Namibia : Selected Issues and Statistical Appendix

Release Date: February, 2008

Price: $18.00

The recent uptrend in Namibia’s current account surplus reflects an increase in public and private savings. Tighter domestic investment rules will not reduce capital outflows. The phasing and more...



Guinea-Bissau : Use of Fund Resources -Request for Emergency Post-Conflict Assistance: Staff Report; Press Release; and Statement by the Executive Director for Guinea-Bissau

Release Date: February, 2008

Price: $18.00

Guinea-Bissau remains fragile, after nearly a decade of conflict and political instability. Fiscal performance has improved markedly since the new government implemented its emergency fiscal plan. more...



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