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Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and GDP: What National Accounts Bring to the Table

Author/Editor: Thomas Alexander, Claudia H Dziobek, Tadeusz Galeza.

Release Date:March, 2018

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted by the UN General Assembly in 2015 represent a new global consensus to end poverty, promote prosperity, and protect the environment. Goal 8 seeks to more...



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Measure up : A Better Way to Calculate GDP

Author/Editor: Thomas F Alexander, Claudia H Dziobek, Marco Marini, Eric Metreau, Michael Stanger.

Release Date:February, 2017

To derive real GDP, the System of National Accounts 2008 (2008 SNA) recommends a technique called double deflation. Some countries use single deflation techniques, which fail to capture important more...



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Definitions of Government in IMF-Supported Programs

Author/Editor: Claudia H Dziobek, Alberto F Jimenez de Lucio, James A Chan.

Release Date:May, 2013

This note addresses the following main issues: • Statistical definitions of government (Government Finance Statistics Manual 2001) • Institutional structure of government and public sector • more...



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Providing official Statistics for the Common Market and Monetary Union in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Countries : A Case for "Gulfstat"

Author/Editor: Abdulrahman K L Al-Mansouri, Claudia Helene Dziobek.

Release Date:February, 2006

The six member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)-Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and United Arab Emirates (UAE)-have laid out a path to a common market by 2007 and monetary more...



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Central Bank Losses and Experiences in Selected Countries

Author/Editor: Claudia Helene Dziobek, John W Dalton.

Release Date:April, 2005

Under normal circumstances, a central bank should be able to operate at a profit with a core level of earnings derived from seigniorage. Losses have, however, arisen in several central banks from a more...



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Statistical Implications of Inflation Targeting : Getting the Right Numbers and Getting the Numbers Right

Author/Editor: Carol S Carson, Claudia Helene Dziobek, Charles Enoch.

Release Date:September, 2002

This book brings together the experience of central banks and national statistical agencies in countries that focus their monetary policy on inflation targets. Inflation targeting has led to a close more...



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The Role of Monthly Economic Statistical Bulletins

Author/Editor: Claudia Helene Dziobek, Mei Jin.

Release Date:July, 2002

Monthly economic statistical bulletins issued by central banks and national statistical offices, the focus of this study, are well established in countries with advanced statistical systems. Such more...



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Lessons From Systemic Bank Restructuring : A Survey of 24 Countries

Author/Editor: Ceyla Pazarbasioglu, Claudia Helene Dziobek.

Release Date:December, 1997

In recent decades, a wide range of countries have experienced banking problems. Their approaches to systemic bank restructuring have varied substantially. This paper analyzes a representative sample more...



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Regulatory and Tax Treatment of Loan Loss Provisions

Author/Editor: Claudia Helene Dziobek.

Release Date:June, 1996

Provisioning for loan losses is a method for recognizing the reduction in the value of a hank’s loan portfolio. Provisions are an essential element of prudential risk management and more...



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Non-G-10 Countries and the Basle Capital Rules : How Tough a Challenge is it to Join the Basle Club?

Author/Editor: Claudia Helene Dziobek, María Nieto, Olivier Frecaut.

Release Date:March, 1995

The 1988 Basle Capital Accord has introduced the norm of a risk-based capital ratio of 8 percent. It was negotiated among the G-10 countries to strengthen their international banks’ more...



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