Search Results - subject:"vulnerabilities"

Kyrgyz Republic; 2002 Article IV Consultation, Second Review Under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility, and Request for Waiver of Performance Criterion-Staff Report; Staff Supplement; Public Information Notice and Press Release on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director of the Kyrgyz Republic

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2003

This paper examines the Kyrgyz Republicâ€™s 2002 Article IV Consultation, Second Review Under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PRGF), and a Request for Waiver of Performance Criterion. All performance criteria but one were observed for the period under review (April 1,...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005599004

Growth, Governance, and Fiscal Policy Transmission Channels in Low-Income Countries

Kojo, Naoko C.; Hillman, Arye L.; Baldacci, Emanuele - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2003

Private investment is the principal transmission channel through which fiscal policy affects growth in high-income countries. In low-income countries, governance and also other considerations suggest that the primary channel is factor productivity. Empirical results reported in this paper...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005605191

Grenada; 2002 Article IV Consultationâ€”Staff Report; Use of Fund Resourcesâ€”Request for Emergency Assistance; Public Information Notice and Press Release on the Executive Board Discussion

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2003

This 2002 Article IV Consultation highlights that real GDP of Grenada declined by 3 percent in 2001, reflecting the global slowdown, completion of most of the large infrastructure and tourism projects, and the effects on tourism of the September 11 attacks in the United States. The fiscal...

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Ghana; Financial System Stability Assessment Update, including Reports on the Observance of Standards and Codes on the following topics: Banking Supervision, Insurance Regulation, and Securities Regulation

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2003

The main vulnerabilities in the financial sector can be found in the banking system and the social security fund (SSNIT …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005252547

A conceptual framework for environmental justice based on shared but differentiated responsibilities

Ali, Asghar - 2001

Environmental justice has become a major issue in the discourses of environment. The calls for environmental equity and justice are now part of major environmental negotiations like the UNFCCC and the Kyoto Protocol, to give some examples. In this paper I locate the issues of environmental...

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From Crisis to Recovery in Korea; Strategy, Achievements, and Lessons

Kang, Kenneth; Liang, Hong; Ma, Henry; Richards, Anthony J. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2001

This paper reviews and draws lessons from the stabilization and reform program that Korea implemented in response to the 1997-98 crisis. The economy recovered quickly from the deep recession in 1998 and its vulnerability to a balance of payments crisis has been reduced sharply. Significant...

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Financial Sector Evolution in the Central European Economies; Challenges in Supporting Macroeconomic Stability and Sustainable Growth

Wagner, Nancy L.; Iakova, Dora M. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2001

This paper takes stock of the current state of development of the financial systems in five Central European transition economies (the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, the Slovak Republic, and Slovenia) that are also leading EU accession candidates. It presents both a progress report and an...

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An Incentive Approach to Identifying Financial System Vulnerabilities

Chai, Jingqing; Johnston, R. B. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2000

relationship between institutional structures and financial vulnerabilities. …

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Risk management in a globalised cosmetic firm

Cucchiella, Federica; Gastaldi, Massimo - In: International Journal of Logistics Economics and … 1 (2007) 1, pp. 21-33

products, disruptions caused by these vulnerabilities propagate rapidly. Firms, however, can partially control the robustness …

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Network Security: Vulnerabilities and Disclosure Policy

Choi, Jay-Pil; Fershtman, Chaim; Gandal, Neil - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2007

vulnerabilities can cause substantial damages. When vulnerabilities are discovered after the software has been sold to consumers, the … firms face a dilemma. A policy of disclosing vulnerabilities and issuing updates protects only the consumers who install … setting that examines the economic incentives facing software vendors and users when software is subject to vulnerabilities …

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