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The U.S. economy continued to grow strongly over the year even in the face of a withdrawal of monetary stimulus and high oil prices. Executive Directors commended the Federal Reserve for its monetary tightening. They recognized that the financial sector has proven innovative and resilient. They...
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The proximity of the European Union, the prospect of membership, and actual entry by the New Member States (NMS) increased economic and financial integration in the region, leading to fast economic growth based on sizeable capital inflows. EU membership helped in developing sound macroeconomic...
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-currency-denominated corporate bonds. The main findings are: (i) sovereign risk appears to be the single most important determinant of corporate …
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of collective action clauses (CACs) in international bonds. This decision was shaped partly by Mexico's successful launch … of a bond subject to New York law but featuring CACs, and by subsequent issues with similar provisions from other … the future. It asks whether we can expect to see additional issuance by emerging markets of bonds featuring CACs, whether …
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This 2006 Article IV Consultation highlights that India’s economy has continued to grow above trend, with an average growth of 8 percent in the last three years. Growth is broad based, with robust consumption, investment, and exports. With manufacturing expanding at more than 10 percent...
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long-term bonds in advanced economies are not low by historical standards and that it is the real long bond rates of the …
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This paper discusses key findings of the Third Review Under the Stand-By Arrangement for Hungary. The end-June 2009 quantitative performance criteria, as well as the structural benchmark related to government lending to banks, were all met. The end-June indicative target on central government...
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This paper estimates the impact of foreign participation in determining long-term local currency government bond yields … show that greater foreign participation in the domestic government bond market tends to significantly reduce long …-term government yields. Moreover, greater foreign participation does not necessarily result in increased volatility in bond yields in …
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Japan has made progress in addressing major economic challenges. Executive Directors emphasized for a comprehensive program designed to resolve financial and corporate sector weaknesses, end deflation, and rein in fiscal imbalances. They stressed the need to maintain strong fiscal and monetary...
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This paper examines why some financial stress episodes lead to economic downturns. The paper identifies episodes of financial turmoil using a financial stress index (FSI), and proposes an analytical framework to assess the impact of financial stress-in particular banking distress-on the real...
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