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Tonga's recovery following the devastation of the 2018 Cyclone Gita has been derailed by a double blow from the pandemic and Cyclone Harold. FY2020 GDP growth is estimated to fall to -2 1\2 percent due to domestic containment measures, a sudden stop in tourism, and investment delays. The full...
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This 2017 Article IV Consultation highlights that Japan's economy is growing above potential, narrowing the negative …
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This Selected Issues paper analyzes reasons behind low levels of private investment in Japan. Private investment in … Japan not only appears low, but also seems to have underperformed relative to other advanced economies. Findings support the …
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growth, the financial sector, private investment, and monetary policy in Japan. Japan's labor market has fared relatively … well considering the occasional substantial output losses, with unemployment remaining low. Although Japan's employment …
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This 2016 Article IV Consultation highlights that the economic growth of Japan has slowed owing to weak private …
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The rapid aging and shrinking of Japan's population will dominate economic policy making in coming decades-impelling a …
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This Selected Issues explores Japan's experiences with past valued added tax (VAT) rate increases and discusses …
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This 2019 Article IV Consultation with Montenegro highlights that while the implementation of large publicly financed infrastructure projects has added economic growth, the accompanying use of fiscal resources has contributed to a large increase in government debt including guarantees, which...
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This 2019 Article IV Consultation with Japan highlights that the rapid aging and shrinking of Japan's population has … become central to macroeconomic policies and outcomes. The consultation centered on the macroeconomic effects of Japan …
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