Author/Editor: Donal McGettigan, Kenji Moriyama, Jean F Noah Ndela Ntsama, Francois Painchaud, Haonan Qu, Chad Steinberg.

Release Date:May, 2013

In contrast to advanced markets (AMs), procyclical monetary policy has been a problem for emerging markets (EMs), with macroeconomic policies amplifying economic upswings and deepening downturns. The more...

Author/Editor: Stanley Watt, Donal McGettigan, Saade Chami.

Release Date:May, 2007

Jordan has seen a large increase in its international reserve holdings in recent years. While a healthy reserve buffer is needed under a fixed exchange rate regime, determining optimal reserve levels more...

Author/Editor: Donal McGettigan, Xavier Debrun, Mark E L Griffiths, Reza Moghadam, Ernesto Ramirez Rigo, Martin Schindler, Mats Josefsson, Cheng Hoon Lim, Christian Keller, Christoph Klingen, Chris Lane, Oya Celasun, Ashoka Mody, Dewitt Marston, Mathew A Verghis.

Release Date:September, 2005

The key policy challenge for Turkey in the years ahead will be to enhance and consolidate the advances made since the nation’s 2000-01 economic crisis. Higher growth could reduce unemployment and more...

Author/Editor: Oleh Havrylyshyn, Donal McGettigan.

Release Date:August, 2000

A decade ago, with the breakup of the Soviet Union and the start of market-oriented reforms in many former socialist economies of Central and Eastern Europe, the prospect of privatizing inefficient more...

Author/Editor: Oli Havrylyshyn, Donal McGettigan.

Release Date:August, 2000

A decade ago, with the breakup of the Soviet Union and the start of market-oriented reforms in many former socialist economies of Central and Eastern Europe, the prospect of privatizing inefficient more...