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Reversing Pollution Trends in Asia »
Source: Finance & Development, June 1994
Volume/Issue: 31/2
Series: Finance & Development
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. External Relations Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 January 1994
ISBN: 9781451952599
Keywords: foreign exchange, exchange rates, overvalued exchange rates, terms of trade, nontariff barriers
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Russian Federation; Staff Report for the 2011 Article IV Consultation »
Source: Russian Federation; Staff Report for the 2011 Article IV Consultation
Volume/Issue: 2011/294
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 27 September 2011
ISBN: 9781463904852
Keywords: inflation, monetary policy, external debt, current account, central bank
The reports highlights that, even though the Russian economy has started reviving from the crisis, growth has been moderate and inflation high. Executive Directors have advised that the focus should be on reducing...
Russian Federation: Staff Report for the 2011 Article IV Consultation—Informational Annex »
Source: Russian Federation; Staff Report for the 2011 Article IV Consultation
Volume/Issue: 2011/294
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 27 September 2011
ISBN: 9781463904852
Keywords: inflation, monetary policy, external debt, current account, central bank
The reports highlights that, even though the Russian economy has started reviving from the crisis, growth has been moderate and inflation high. Executive Directors have advised that the focus should be on reducing...
The Russian Financial Crisis and its Consequences for Central Asia »
Source: The Russian Financial Crisis and its Consequences for Central Asia
Volume/Issue: 2001/169
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s): Gonzalo Pastor , and Tatiana Damjanovic
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 October 2001
ISBN: 9781451858341
Keywords: Russian financial crisis, external debt issues, exchange rate, foreign exchange, exchange rates, external debt, exchange rate flexibility, Studies of Particular Policy Episodes, Kyrgyzstan,
This paper reviews the economic conditions in central Asia at the time of the Russian financial crisis of August 1998; the channels by which the crisis was transmitted to the central Asian region; and the policy re...
Singapore conference: Is Asia staging a comeback? »
Source: IMF Survey, Volume 33, Issue 02
Volume/Issue: 33/2
Series: IMF Survey
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. External Relations Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 04 February 2004
ISBN: 9781451937053
Keywords: debt, central bank, debt sustainability, debt sustainability analysis, external debt, IMF and Iraq,
The Web edition of the IMF Survey is updated several times a week, and contains a wealth of articles about topical policy and economic issues in the news. Access the latest IMF research, read interviews, and listen...
Statement by the IMF Staff Representative on the Russian Federation »
Source: Russian Federation; Staff Report for the 2011 Article IV Consultation
Volume/Issue: 2011/294
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 27 September 2011
ISBN: 9781463904852
Keywords: inflation, monetary policy, external debt, current account, central bank
The reports highlights that, even though the Russian economy has started reviving from the crisis, growth has been moderate and inflation high. Executive Directors have advised that the focus should be on reducing...
Testing the Prebisch-Singer Hypothesis since 1650 »
Source: Testing the Prebisch-Singer Hypothesis since 1650 : Evidence from Panel Techniques that Allow for Multiple Breaks
Volume/Issue: 2013/180
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s): Rabah Arezki , Kaddour Hadri , Prakash Loungani , and Yao Rao
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 15 August 2013
ISBN: 9781484341155
Keywords: Primary, commodities, Unit, root tests, Multiple, Structural breaks, Volatility, commodity markets, price fluctuations, transport costs
In this paper, we re-examine two important aspects of the dynamics of relative primary commodity prices, namely the secular trend and the short run volatility. To do so, we employ 25 series, some of them starting a...
Trade Elasticities in the Middle East and Central Asia »
Source: Trade Elasticities in the Middle East and Central Asia : What is the Role of Oil?
Volume/Issue: 2008/216
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s): Andreas Billmeier , and Dalia Hakura
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 September 2008
ISBN: 9781451870749
Keywords: trade elasticities, current account adjustment, export prices, exporting countries, export volume, oil exports, oil exporters,
The analysis in this paper suggests that import and export volume elasticities are markedly lower in oil-exporting Middle East and Central Asian countries than in non-oil countries in the region. A key implication...
Trade Openness and Volatility »
Source: Trade Openness and Volatility
Volume/Issue: 2008/146
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s): Andrei Levchenko , and Julian Di Giovanni
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 June 2008
ISBN: 9781451870046
Keywords: Output Volatility, Specialization, Comovement, Sector-Level Data, trade openness, aggregate volatility, correlation, equation, output growth,
This paper examines the mechanisms through which output volatility is related to trade openness using an industry-level panel dataset of manufacturing production and trade. The main results are threefold. First, se...
Update: World Growth Solid Amid Market Fears »
Source: IMF Survey, Volume 36 Issue 11
Volume/Issue: 36/11
Series: IMF Survey
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. External Relations Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 13 September 2007
ISBN: 9781451938494
Keywords: current account deficit, current account, current account surpluses, global growth
IMF plan to cut imbalances; IMF clarifies aid role; world growth update; financial globalization; growth in Africa; low-income countries need fiscal reform; Central America seeks stronger growth; IMF surveillance f...