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Structural Change in Turkish External Trade: Evidence from BEC Sectors

Ozmen, Erdal; Yolcu-Karadam, Duygu - İktisat Bölümü, İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Fakültesi - 2014

This study investigates export and import dynamics of Turkey in the context of the main Broad Economic Classification (BEC) sectors. Our results suggest that the trade equations do not remain stable when an endogenously estimated regime change is taken account. According to our results,...

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Are current account deficits sustainable in EAC countries? Evidence from threshold cointegration

Ndoricimpa, Arcade; Achandi, Esther Leah - In: Economics Bulletin 34 (2014) 3, pp. 1990-2001

in order to test for the sustainability of current account deficits. The study adopts the threshold cointegration test … would imply that the current account deficits are weakly sustainable for Burundi, Kenya and Uganda, but unsustainable for … findings of this paper highlight the need for EAC countries to put in place policies to reduce their current account deficits …

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Sierra Leone: Ad Hoc Review Under the Extended Credit Facility Arrangement and Request for Augmentation of Access and Modification of Performance Criteria and Financing Assurances Review-Staff Report; Press Release; and Statement by the Executive Director for Sierra Leone

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2014

KEY ISSUES Background. The Ebola outbreak that started in one district in late May has spread to the entire country, overwhelming already weak institutions and ill-equipped medical facilities. At end-August, over 1000 people were infected and more than a third had died from the disease. The...

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Guinea: Requests for Disbursement Under the Rapid Credit Facility and for Modification of Performance Criteria Under the Extended Credit Facility Arrangementâ€”Staff Report; Press Release; and Statement by the Executive Director for Guinea

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2014

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Guinea is suffering from an outbreak of Ebola, which has become a humanitarian crisis with a significant economic impact. Preliminary estimates suggest a negative impact on 2014 growth, which will be markedly lower. Government revenue is showing a substantial shortfall and the...

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Liberia: Ad Hoc Review Under the Extended Credit Facility Arrangement and Request for Augmentation of Access and Modification of Performance Criteria-Staff Report; Press Release; and Statement by the Executive Director for Liberia

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2014

KEY ISSUES Background. With the highest number of new and cumulative Ebola cases recorded to date, Liberia is the country most affected by the epidemic in West Africa. In addition to exacting a heavy human toll, the Ebola outbreak is having a severe economic and social impact, and could...

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Republic of Mozambique: First Review Under the Policy Support Instrument and Request for Modification of Assessment Criteriaâ€”Staff Report; Press Release

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2014

This paper discusses Mozambiqueâ€™s First Review Under the Policy Support Instrument (PSI) and Request for Modification of Assessment Criteria. Mozambiqueâ€™s macroeconomic outlook remains favorable and the PSI-supported program is broadly on track. All assessment criteria were met and...

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Seychelles: Staff Report for the Eight Review Under the Extended Arrangement

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2014

This paper discusses Seychellesâ€™ Eighth Review Under the Extended Arrangement. Economic growth and macroeconomic stability improved in 2013. A robust rise in tourism earnings supported growth, as well as a reduction in the current account deficit as a share of GDP. All performance...

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United Republic of Tanzania: Request for a Three-Year Policy Support Instrument-Staff Report; and Press Release

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2014

KEY ISSUES Economic background and outlook. Tanzania has enjoyed strong and stable growth, projected to remain at 7 percent next year and in the medium term. Inflation is at 6 percent, gradually converging to the authoritiesâ€™ 5 percent medium-term objective. The external current account...

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India: Selected Issues

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2014

This Selected Issues paper analyzes the factors behind the unprecedented widening of Indiaâ€™s current account deficit in terms of the sectoral savings-investment balance. Persistently high inflation is found to have depressed real returns, prompting a surge in gold imports and a marked...

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Solomon Islands: Staff Report for the 2013 Article IV consultation and Second Review Under the Extended Credit Facility Arrangement and Request for Modification of Performance Criterion

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2014

This 2013 Article IV Consultation highlights that economic growth in Solomon Islands is slowly rebounding from the slowdown of the first half of 2013, when agriculture, logging, and gold production fell, owing mainly to unfavorable weather developments, lower terms of trade, and one-off factors....

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