Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia; Selected Issues

The paper analyzes the export performance and external competitiveness in FYR Macedonia. It describes the trends in the account balance, external vulnerabilities, and different approaches to estimate the equilibrium real exchange rate; and reviews economic growth experience and prospects and reveals areas of weakness. It also discusses many different factors responsible for Macedonia's high unemployment rate and examines the main factors behind the low level of intermediation.

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Year of publication:	2006-10-05
Institutions:	International Monetary Fund (IMF) ; International Monetary Fund
Subject:	Economic indicators \| Exchange rates \| Selected issues \| exchange rate \| real exchange rate \| current account balance \| export performance \| effective exchange rate \| real effective exchange rate \| equilibrium exchange rate \| terms of trade \| exchange rate movements \| current account deficit \| transition economies \| trading partners \| exchange rate indicators \| export share \| domestic price \| real exchange rate movements \| export shares \| export market \| currency appreciation \| balance of payments \| world exports \| domestic demand \| increased openness \| exchange rate index \| aggregate demand \| trade shocks \| competitive exchange rate \| world demand \| share of world exports \| trade regime \| domestic prices \| domestic savings \| export growth \| global trade \| external financing \| trade openness \| exchange rate dynamics \| nontradable goods \| trade restrictions \| real exchange rates \| tradable goods \| commodity prices \| exporting countries \| open trade regime \| terms of trade shocks \| per capita income \| trade partners \| imported goods \| global competitiveness \| oil prices \| oil exporter \| domestic banking system \| open trade \| member country \| average trade \| partner countries \| external trade \| open economy \| free trade

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	IMF Staff Country Reports.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Notes:	The text is part of a series IMF Staff Country Reports Number 06/345 7 pages long
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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