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Malaysia : Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund / Asia and Pacific Dept - 2014
This Selected Issues paper on Malaysia highlights quantitative assessment of additional measures required during the …
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Malaysia : 2013 Article IV Consultation-Staff Report; Press Release; and Statement by the Executive Director for Malaysia
International Monetary Fund / Asia and Pacific Dept - 2014
KEY ISSUES Near-term outlook. Malaysia’s healthy, noninflationary growth continued in 2013, albeit at a somewhat slower … Negara Malaysia (BNM), which maintains an accommodative monetary stance for now, possesses ample policy credibility and …. Amidst concerns about Malaysia’s public finances and a sharp narrowing of the external surplus in spring-summer, the …
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Malaysia : 2012 Article IV Consultation
International Monetary Fund / Asia and Pacific Dept - 2013
This report discusses Malaysia’s economic accomplishment and other economic reforms. Malaysia has attained a strong … growth in 2012, and a robust growth is expected in the next term. The financial position of Malaysia is sound and supported …. The authorities expected Malaysia to be a high-income nation by 2020 …
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Sri Lanka : First Post-Program Monitoring Discussion-Staff Report; Press Release; and Statement by the Executive Director for Sri Lanka
International Monetary Fund / Asia and Pacific Dept - 2014
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Context. Sri Lanka’s economy has navigated recent market turbulence relatively well. Growth has remained solid, inflation is in mid-single digits, and the current account deficit has narrowed. From mid-May, the exchange rate came under pressure as market expectations of U.S....
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Sri Lanka : Ex-Post Evaluation of Exceptional Access Under the 2009 Stand-By Arrangement-Staff Report; Press Release; and Statement by the Executive Director for Sri Lanka
International Monetary Fund / Asia and Pacific Dept - 2014
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Sri Lanka’s 2009 Stand-By Arrangement was initiated at the onset of the global financial crisis. It also coincided with the ending of the country’s decades-old civil conflict. This unusual combination of circumstances made the program subject to very high economic...
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Tuvalu : 2014 Article IV Consultation - Staff Report; Press Release; and Statement by the Executive Director for Tuvalu
International Monetary Fund / Asia and Pacific Dept - 2014
Tuvalu is one of the smallest and most isolated countries in the world. With a population of some 11,000 people living on 26 square kilometers, Tuvalu is more than 3,000 kilometers away from its nearest major external market (New Zealand). The country faces tremendous challenges stemming from...
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Sri Lanka : 2014 Article IV Consultation and Second Post-Program Monitoring Discussion-Staff Report; Press Release
International Monetary Fund / Asia and Pacific Dept - 2014
KEY ISSUES Context. Macroeconomic performance has generally exceeded expectations. Real GDP grew 7.3 percent for 2013, up from 6.3 percent in 2012. Inflation declined to below 5 percent, and the external current account balance has improved. Private credit growth has been slow, however, a number...
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Sri Lanka : Selected Issues Paper
International Monetary Fund / Asia and Pacific Dept - 2014
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The first chapter on monetary policy transmission examines the channels through which innovations to policy variables-policy rate or monetary aggregates-affect such macroeconomic variables as output and inflation in Sri Lanka. The effectiveness of monetary policy instruments is...
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Singapore : 2014 Article IV Consultation-Staff Report; Press Release; and Statement by the Executive Director for Singapore
International Monetary Fund / Asia and Pacific Dept - 2014
KEY ISSUES Outlook and risks. Following an upturn in 2013, growth is expected to moderate somewhat during 2014-2015, narrowing the positive output gap. The impact of recovering demand in advanced economies is likely to be offset by the ongoing real appreciation of the currency and the gradual...
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Myanmar : 2014 Article IV Consultation-Staff Report; Press Release; and Statement by the Executive Director for Myanmar
International Monetary Fund / Asia and Pacific Dept - 2014
KEY ISSUES Context: The authorities continue to make progress on their far-reaching political and economic reform program. Key economic reform priorities are being realized. However, macroeconomic and financial risks are building, and capacity constraints are slowing institutional reform....
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