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by Takatoshi Ito, Tamim Mr. Bayoumi, Peter Mr. Isard
Language: English
Release Date: December 4, 1996

The 18 members of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Council (APEC) encompass not only a wide geographic area but also broad differences in stages of economic development, including among them some of the fastest- growing economies in the world. Such rapid growth has been ficilitated by high levels...
by Eduardo Mr. Valdivia-Velarde, Tamara Ms. Razin
Language: English
Release Date: December 8, 2014

The Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Compilation Guide is a companion document to the sixth edition of the Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual (BPM6) published in 2009. The purpose of the Guide is to show how the conceptual framework described in...
by Peter Mr. Heller, William Mr. Hsiao
Language: English
Release Date: April 27, 2007

This primer explains why macroeconomists need to be concerned with issues of health policy and elaborates the essential information that a macroeconomist should know in providing inputs to discussions on health sector policy. The primer illustrates how these issues and the range of appropriate policy...
by Doris C. Ms. Ross, Victor Duarte Lledo, Alex Mr. Segura-Ubiergo
Language: English
Release Date: May 29, 2014

This publication highlights Mozambique’s remarkably strong growth over the two decades since the end of the civil war in 1992, as well as the major challenges that remain for the country to rise out of poverty and further its economic development. Chapters explore such topics as the role of megaprojects...
by Michael Mr. Keen
Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 2003

This paper, based on the considerable practical experience of the IMF’s Fiscal Affairs Department, sets out a successful strategy for modernizing customs administration. The essence is to establish transparent and simple rules and procedures, and to foster voluntary compliance by building a system...
by Trevor Serge Coleridge Mr. Alleyne, Mumtaz Mr. Hussain
Language: English
Release Date: August 12, 2013

The reform of energy subsidies is an important but challenging issue for sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries. There is a relatively large theoretical and empirical literature on this issue. While this paper relies on that literature, too, it tailors its discussion to SSA countries to respond to the...
by Wanda Ms. Tseng, Lorenzo Mr. Pérez, Zubair Mr. Iqbal
Language: English
Release Date: July 8, 1981

This study reviews recent developments in international trade policies in selected industrial countries. It was prepared for the June 1981 World Economic Outlook.
by Sanjeev Mr. Gupta, Kevin Carey, Ulrich Mr. Jacoby
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2007

What is the impact on trade in sub-Saharan Africa of the recent rapid growth in China and other Asian countries, and the associated commodity price boom? This paper looks at how trading patterns (both destinations and composition) are changing in sub-Saharan Africa. Has the region managed to diversify...
by Catriona Miss Purfield, Jerald Mr. Schiff
Language: English
Release Date: August 29, 2006

In the past few years, India has emerged as a global economic power. It is one of the world’s fastest-growing economies, the leading outsourcing destination, and a favorite of international investors. But even with India’s impressive recent achievements, the country continues to face considerable...
by Jeffrey Mr. Davis, Annalisa Ms. Fedelino, Rolando Mr. Ossowski
Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2003

Countries with large oil resources can benefit substantially from them. However, despite their huge natural resources, many oil producers have had disappointing growth, widespread poverty, and continuing vulnerability to oil price and other external shocks. Fiscal policy can play a central role indetermining...
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Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 1990

Based on papers presented at the 44th Congress of the international Institute of Public Finance, this book, edited by Vito Tanzi, deals with public finance and macroeconomic policy in open, developing economies, with case studies of Chile, Mexico, Turkey, Korea, and the Arab oil exporting countries.
by James Mr. Yao, Gamal Zaki Dr. El-Masry, Padamja Khandelwal
Language: English
Release Date: March 10, 2005

Mauritius has achieved remarkable success since its independence in 1968. It has one of the highest per capita GDPs in Africa, the economy has diversified from complete dependence on the sugar crop, into textiles, then tourism, and recently information and communication services. This paper examines...
by Roger Mr. Nord, Yuri Mr. Sobolev, David G. Mr. Dunn
Language: English
Release Date: February 26, 2009

In 1985, Tanzania was in severe economic distress, plagued by widespread shortages and high inflation. Agricultural production, the mainstay of the economy, had been declining steadily since the 1970s. Exports of cash crops, which traditionally accounted for the bulk of foreign exchange earnings, had...
by Graham Mr. Scott
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 1996

New Zealand's reforms of economic policy and public sector management systems have attracted international attention. Beginning in 1984, the country adopted a comprehensive and vigorous program of macroeconomic adjustment that involved redefining the state's role in the economy and social policy....
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