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1. A Shifting Global Landscape and the Outlook for the United States and Canada »
Source: Regional Economic Outlook, April 2017, Western Hemisphere Department : Tale of Two Adjustments
Series: Regional Economic Outlook
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. Western Hemisphere Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 19 May 2017
ISBN: 9781475575224
Keywords: Economic integration, Economic growth, Development, Fiscal policy, Flexible exchange rates, Economic policy, Regional economics, emerge market economy, commodity price, emerge market
Against the backdrop of lackluster global growth in 2016, the world economy is seeing underlying shifts in its economic and policy landscape. Since last October, the outlook for advanced economi...

Accelerating And Sustaining Growth »
Source: Accelerating And Sustaining Growth : Economic and Political Lessons
Volume/Issue: 2012/185
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s): Arvind Virmani
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 July 2012
ISBN: 9781475505337
Keywords: High Growth Economies, Policy Reforms, Timing and Phasing., import liberalization, competitive pressure, external shocks, per capita income, per capita growth rate, Macroeconomic Analyses of Economic Development, Economic Growth and Aggregate Productivity: General
The paper reviews and draws lessons from the experience of fast growing economies including a sub-set of these termed High Growth Economies (HGEs) with a decadal rate of over 7 per cent. It then reviews the history...

Can PRGF Policy Levers Improve Institutions and Lead to Sustained Growth? »
Source: Can PRGF Policy Levers Improve Institutions and Lead to Sustained Growth?
Volume/Issue: 2005/044
Series: Policy Papers
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 08 August 2005
ISBN: 9781498331319
Keywords: Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility, Agriculture, Capital, Capital goods, Central banking, Central banks, Corruption, Currencies, Developing countries, Development
Broad economic institutions are of fundamental importance for sustained economic growth. Changing these institutions is difficult, particularly for outsiders. But this does not mean that there is no role for the Fu...

The Case for Global Fiscal Stimulus1 »
Source: The Case for Global Fiscal Stimulus
Volume/Issue: 2009/3
Series: IMF Staff Position Notes
Author(s): Jaewoo Lee , Douglas Laxton , Michael Kumhof , and Charles Freedman
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 06 March 2009
ISBN: 9781455268368
Keywords: Financial sector, Financial crisis, Economic models, Central banks, Cross country analysis, Economic growth, Spillovers, Stabilization measures, Fiscal policy, Monetary policy
This paper presents simulations with a multicountry structural model to show that worldwide expansionary fiscal policy combined with accommodative monetary policy can have significant multiplier effects on the worl...

Central and Commercial Bank Balance Sheet Risk Before, During, and After the Global Financial Crisis »
Source: Central and Commercial Bank Balance Sheet Risk Before, During, and After the Global Financial Crisis
Volume/Issue: 2015/47
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s): Joseph Crowley
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 27 February 2015
ISBN: 9781475564273
Keywords: Asset growth, currency composition, balance sheet composition, currency, liabilities, exchange, exchange rates, balance sheets, Portfolio Choice,
This paper presents an overview of exposures in the balance sheets of central banks, banks, and other depository institutions during the past decade, with emphasis on asset growth and currency composition. It explo...

Challenges of Growth and Globalization in the Middle East and North Africa »
Series: Miscellaneous Publication (Other)
Author(s): Hamid Davoodi , and George Abed
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 05 September 2003
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781589062290.073
ISBN: 9781589062290
Keywords: exchange rate, growth rates, tfp, oil-producing countries, economic growth
The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) is an economically diverse region. Despite undertaking economic reforms in many countries, and having considerable success in avoiding crises and achieving macroeconomic stab...

Challenges of Growth and Globalization in the Middle East and North Africa »
Source: Challenges of Growth and Globalization in the Middle East and North Africa
Series: Miscellaneous Publication (Other)
Author(s): Hamid Davoodi , and George Abed
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 05 September 2003
ISBN: 9781589062290
Keywords: exchange rate, growth rates, tfp, oil-producing countries, economic growth
The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) is an economically diverse region that includes countries with a common heritage, vastly different levels of per capita income, and a common...

Chapitre 12. L’inclusion financière au Sénégal : un levier pour l’émergence »
Source: Race to the Next Income Frontier : How Senegal and Other Low-Income Countries Can Reach the Finish Line
Series: Books
Author(s): Ali Mansoor , Salifou Issoufou , and Daouda Sembene
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 13 May 2019
Language: French
ISBN: 9781484373606
Keywords: Debt sustainability, Economic growth, Economic reforms, Poverty reduction, Senegal, Gross domestric product growth, Inclusive growth, Output growth, Plan Senegal Emergent, growth rate
Introduction La situation économique du Sénégal a été marquée au cours des dernières années par une croissance insuffisante pour éradiquer la pauvreté et jeter les bases d’un dévelop...

Chapter 3 Challenges for Monetary Policy in Emerging Markets as Global Financial Conditions Normalize »
Source: World Economic Outlook, October 2018 : Challenges to Steady Growth
Series: World Economic Outlook
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. Research Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 09 October 2018
ISBN: 9781484376799
Keywords: Inflation rates, Inflation, Inflation targeting, Inflation research, Inflation risk, Global Financial Crisis 2008-2009, Gross domestric product growth, Output growth, Global Financial Stability Risks, International trade
Inflation in emerging market and developing economies since the mid-2000s has, on average, been low and stable. This chapter investigates whether these recent gains in inflation performance are...

Chapter 1. Global Prospects and Policies »
Source: World Economic Outlook, April 2017 : Gaining Momentum?
Series: World Economic Outlook
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. Research Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 18 April 2017
ISBN: 9781475564655
Keywords: World Economic Outlook, Income inequality, National income, Distribution of income, External activities, Gross domestric product growth, Growth acceleration, Growth deceleration, Output growth, Economic integration
Global economic activity is picking up with a long-awaited cyclical recovery in investment, manufacturing, and trade. World growth is expected to rise from 3.1 percent in 2016 to 3.5 percent in...