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Boom, Bust, and Road to Recovery
Brazil is at crossroads, emerging slowly from a historic recession that was preceded by a huge economic boom.
The Future of China's Bond Market
This book analyzes segments of China's bond market, from sovereign, policy bank, and credit bonds, to the rapidly growing local government bond market.

Africa : Adjustment to the Challenges of Globalization »
Series: Books
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 11 January 1999
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781557758293.071
ISBN: 9781557758293
Keywords: banking, expenditure, trade liberalization, civil service, banking system
Sub-Saharan Africa needs much faster economic growth and more effective economic, financial, and social policies if it is to make up for lost ground and reduce the number of people living in abject poverty. Edited...

10 Africa: Industrialization Strategy In the Context of Globalization »
Source: Trade Reform and Regional Integration in Africa
Series: Books
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 03 December 1998
ISBN: 9781557757692
Keywords: trade liberalization, regional integration, trade reform, trade taxes, tariff rates
The crucial challenge facing policy makers in government and the multilateral agencies is that of framing a new industrial strategy for sub-Saharan Africa in the 21st century. Whatever its limit...

Appendix A. Estimating Pretax and Posttax Global Energy Subsidies »
Source: Energy Subsidy Reform : Lessons and Implications
Series: Books
Author(s): Benedict Clements , David Coady , Stefania Fabrizio , Sanjeev Gupta , Trevor Alleyne , and Carlo Sdralevich
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 13 September 2013
ISBN: 9781475558111
Keywords: prices, electricity, pricing, electricity sector, electricity subsidies
This appendix describes the data sources and methodologies used for the estimation of subsidies for petroleum products, coal, natural gas, and electricity. Pretax Subsidies...

The ASEAN Way : Sustaining Growth and Stability »
Series: Books
Author(s): Ana Corbacho , and Shanaka Peiris
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 02 October 2018
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781513558905.071
ISBN: 9781513558905
Keywords: Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), ASEAN, ASEAN-5
The first part of the book examines the evolution of monetary policy and prudential frameworks of the ASEAN5, with particular focus on changes since the Asian financial crisis and the more recent period of unconve...

23 Bank Soundness in a Global Setting: Main Themes and Policy Conclusions »
Source: Banking Soundness and Monetary Policy
Series: Books
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 10 September 1997
ISBN: 9781557756459
Keywords: loans, interest, banking system, banking sector
We have now come to the end of the Seventh Central Banking Seminar. In this wrap-up session, I would like to summarize the main themes that have surfaced and to draw a few conclusions that follow from them....

13 Beyond Trade: Regional Arrangements as a Window on Globalization »
Source: Trade Reform and Regional Integration in Africa
Series: Books
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 03 December 1998
ISBN: 9781557757692
Keywords: trade liberalization, regional integration, trade reform, trade taxes, tariff rates
This chapter argues that regional arrangements can be an important strategic and practical vehicle to help African countries to integrate themselves into the world economy and to take advantage of globalizat...

12 Boats Against the Current: Coping with a Global Tide »
Source: Tearing Down Walls : The International Monetary Fund 1990-1999
Series: Books
Author(s): James Boughton
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 05 March 2012
ISBN: 9781616350840
So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past. F. Scott Fitzgerald The Great Gatsby 1925 The East Asian c...

Building a More Resilient Financial Sector : Reforms in the Wake of the Global Crisis »
Series: Books
Author(s): Aditya Narain , Inci Ötker , and Ceyla Pazarbasioglu
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 19 April 2012
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781616352295.071
ISBN: 9781616352295
Keywords: banking, financial system, financial institutions, financial stability, subsidiaries
The IMF, with the Bank for International Settlements and the Financial Stability Board, has been at the forefront of discussions on reform of the global financial system to reduce the possibility of future crises,...

Construire des économies intégrées en Afrique de l'Ouest : Expériences de la gestion de la croissance, de l'inclusion et de la volatilité »
Series: Books
Author(s): Alexei Kireyev
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 06 September 2016
Language: French
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781475532258.071
ISBN: 9781475532258
Keywords: taxe, politique monétaire, marché, intérêts, dette, Croissance inclusive, Unions monétaires, Unions monétaires, Union économique et monétaire ouest-africaine, Union monétaire ouest-africaine
Cet ouvrage examine comment l'UEMOA, union monétaire au parcours historique long et varié, peut atteindre ses objectifs de développement et de stabilité, améliorer les conditions de vie de ses citoyens et assurer u...

Capítulo 26. Incluir para Crecer: La creación del MIDIS como rector de las políticas de desarrollo e inclusión social »
Source: Perú : Manteniéndose en el camino del éxito económico
Series: Books
Author(s): Alejandro Werner , and Alejandro Santos
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 16 September 2015
Language: Spanish
ISBN: 9781513521473
Keywords: bolsa, impuesto, inversión, tipo de cambio, divisas
El Perú cuenta con una larga historia de políticas sociales descoordinadas y no necesariamente eficaces. Recién en los últimos tiempos el gobierno comenzó a reconocer la necesidad de adaptar las...