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Effects of Financial Globalization on Developing Countries : Some Empirical Evidence

International Monetary Fund - 2003

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Aid for Trade-Harnessing Globalization for Economic Development

International Monetary Fund - 2007

Aid for trade can support countries trying to further benefit from the expanding global market place by helping to address poorly performing infrastructure and institutions. Needless to say, good policies also matter: trade liberalization, improving incentives for private investment in trade,...

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2013 Low-Income Countries Global Risks and Vulnerabilities Report

International Monetary Fund - 2013

An assessment of vulnerabilities and risks in LICs remains important both for LICs themselves and for the international community. There are currently 74 LICs, eligible for concessional financing from the Fund. This group of countries has a total population of about 1.3 billion, with an average...

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Financial globalization : a compilation of articles from Finance & development

Clift, Jeremy (contributor); Diehl, Elisa (contributor) - 2007

Assiduously tracking the trends and consequences of globalization, the IMF's quarterly magazine Finance & Development … focuses on financial globalization, including the policy implications of the huge growth in cross-border capital flows …. Articles also look at the expansion of world trade, explore the impact of globalization on jobs, taxation, and the poor, a …

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Fiscal policy, stabilization, and growth in developing countries

Bléjer, Mario I. (ed.) - International Monetary Fund - 1989

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Barbados : 2000 Article IV Consultation-Staff Report; Statement by Staff Representative; Public Information Notice Following Consultation; and Statement of the Barbados Authorities

International Monetary Fund - 2000

Barbados has a stable political system, and there is long-standing public consensus on key economic policies, including a fixed exchange rate with the U.S. dollar supported by prudent fiscal and wage policies. Owing to job creation mainly in the private sector, particularly construction, the...

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Emerging from the Global Crisis : Macroeconomic Challenges Facing Low-Income Countries

International Monetary Fund - 2011

Although the impact of the global crisis has been severe, real per capita GDP growth stayed positive in two-thirds of low-income countries (LICs), unlike in previous global downturns, and in contrast to richer countries. Emerging from the Global Crisis explores how LICS have coped with the...

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Official Financing for Developing Countries

International Monetary Fund - 1998

This study provides information on official financing for developing countries with the focus on low and lower-middle-income countries. It updates the 1995 edition and reviews developments in direct financing by offical and multilateral sources. Topics of interest include external debt...

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Emerging from the Global Crisis : Macroeconomic Challenges Facing Low-Income Countries

International Monetary Fund - 2010

While the impact of the global crisis has been severe, real per capita GDP growth stayed positive in two-thirds of low-income countries (LICs), unlike in previous global downturns, and in contrast to richer countries. The crisis affected LICs not so much through the terms of trade or global...

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Macroeconomic Policy Frameworks for Resource-Rich Developing Countries : Background Paper 1

International Monetary Fund - 2012

This paper provides deeper insights on a few themes with regard to the experience with macroeconomic management in resource-rich developing countries (RRDCs). First, some stylized facts on the performance of these economies relative to their non-resource peers are provided. Second, the...

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