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China's Growth and Integration into the World Economy; Prospects and Challenges

Prasad, Eswar - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2004

Chinaâ€™s transformation into a dynamic private-sector-led economy and its integration into the world economy have been …

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Turkey at the Crossroads; From Crisis Resolution to EU Accession

McGettigan, Donal; Debrun, Xavier; Griffiths, Mark E. L.; … - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2005

The key policy challenge for Turkey in the years ahead will be to enhance and consolidate the advances made since the nationâ€™s 2000-01 economic crisis. Higher growth could reduce unemployment and raise living standards toward European Union levels. This paper reviews Turkeyâ€™s...

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Japan; 2005 Article IV Consultationâ€”Staff Report; Staff Supplement; and Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2005

This 2005 Article IV Consultation highlights that the GDP growth in Japan slowed unexpectedly in the second quarter of 2004, after several quarters of above-trend growth. For the full year, GDP rose by 2.6 percent, well below expectations. A significant part of the shortfall reflected a shift to...

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New Zealand; 2003 Article IV Consultation-Staff Report; Staff Statement; Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for New Zealand

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2003

This 2003 Article IV Consultation highlights that despite significant slowdowns in activity in some major overseas markets, New Zealand has maintained a strong pace of economic growth over the past three years. The economyâ€™s performance reflected its enhanced flexibility, stemming from...

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Euro Area Policies; 2007 Article IV Consultation: Staff Report; Staff Supplement; Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for Member Countries

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2007

The Euro Area Policiesâ€™ 2007 Article IV Consultation reports that the economy is poised for a sustained upswing because of cyclical considerations and policies, which have had a forward-looking cast. The areaâ€™s external position and the real effective exchange rate of the euro are...

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Trade and Integration in the Caribbean

Egoumé-Bossogo, Philippe; Mendis, Chandima - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2002

light on the dynamics of trade among CARICOM member countries, as well with the rest of world over 1980–99. Overall, the … time, CARICOM’s trade with the rest of the world has risen as well, fueled notably by the reduction of the arrangement …

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Trade, Growth, and Poverty; A Selective Survey

Berg, Andrew; Krueger, Anne O. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2003

This survey of the recent literature asks: how important is trade policy for poverty reduction? We consider the effects of openness on poverty in two components: the effect of openness on average income growth, and the effect on distribution for a given growth rate. Evidence from a variety of...

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Reaching the MDGs; An Action Plan for Trade

McDonald, Bradley J.; Gregory, Rob; Elborgh-Woytek, Katrin - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2010

The actions proposed here focus on trade integration, substantially increasing exports of the poorest countries and helping them to meet the Millennium Development Goals. As the foundation for these ambitions, we emphasize the role of a secure, open global trading environmentâ€”strengthened...

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Determinants of Growth Spells; Is Africa Different?

Tsangarides, Charalambos G. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2012

of the world, or because of different factors altogether? To answer this question, we examine determinants of growth … spells in Africa and the rest of the world using Bayesian Mode Averaging techniques for proportional hazards models. We … from those in the rest of the world. The majority of the identified robust determinants have a distinct impact in only one …

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Africa in the New Trade Environment : Market access in troubled times

Coulibaly, Souleymane (ed.); Kassa, Woubet (ed.); … - 2022

catch up with the rest of the world, there is no alternative: the continent needs to link its production and trade to the … world markets - the European Union and the United States - while at the same time diversifying market access to the emerging …

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