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Agricultural Trade and Protection in Asia: Identifying hurdles to intra-regional trade »
Source: Finance & Development, December 1988
Volume/Issue: 25/4
Series: Finance & Development
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. External Relations Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 December 1988
ISBN: 9781616353759
Keywords: adjustment programs, structural adjustment, external shocks, aggregate demand, process of adjustment
This paper describes the effect of IMF-supported adjustment programs on the poor. The paper highlights that IMF-supported adjustment programs have often been misunderstood and have been criticized for seeking exces...
Asia and Pacific Small States - Raising Potential Growth and Enhancing Resilience to Shocks »
Source: Asia and Pacific Small States - Raising Potential Growth and Enhancing Resilience to Shocks
Volume/Issue: 2013/009
Series: Policy Papers
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 20 February 2013
ISBN: 9781498342285
Keywords: Asia and Pacific, Cross country analysis, Economic growth, Economic indicators, External shocks, Fiscal policy, Monetary policy, Relationships with Fund, Small states, Surveillance
The small states of the Asia and Pacific region face unique challenges in raising their growth potential and living standards. These countries are particularly vulnerable because of their small populations, geograp...
Asia’s Digital Revolution »
Source: Finance & Development, September 2018
Volume/Issue: 55/3
Series: Finance & Development
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. Communications Department
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 30 August 2018
ISBN: 9781484368800
Keywords: Finance and Development, Poverty, Development, Financial crises, Economic growth, Economies, IMF, Hak, southeast Asia, sub-Saharan Africa
This paper discusses that from shifting demographics to climate change, Southeast Asia confronts a host of challenges. Summoning them will require both resilience and flexibility. Advances in artificial intelligenc...
Asian Women at Work »
Source: Finance & Development, September 2018
Volume/Issue: 55/3
Series: Finance & Development
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. Communications Department
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 30 August 2018
ISBN: 9781484368800
Keywords: Finance and Development, Poverty, Development, Financial crises, Economic growth, Economies, IMF, Hak, southeast Asia, sub-Saharan Africa
This paper discusses that from shifting demographics to climate change, Southeast Asia confronts a host of challenges. Summoning them will require both resilience and flexibility. Advances in artificial intelligenc...
1. Building on Asia’s Strengths during Turbulent Times »
Source: Regional Economic Outlook, April 2016, Asia and Pacific : Building on Asia's Strengths during Turbulent Times
Series: Regional Economic Outlook
Author(s): Ranil Salgado
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 03 May 2016
ISBN: 9781498350921
Keywords: Regional Economic Outlook, Consumption, Development, Supply and demand, Financial crises, Commodity markets, Economies, trade, income, prices
Recent Developments and Near-Term Outlook Although growth in the Asia-Pacific economies is expected to decelerate slightly to about 5¼ percent during 2016–17, the are...
Business Cycles in Emerging Markets »
Source: Business Cycles in Emerging Markets : The Role of Durable Goods and Financial Frictions
Volume/Issue: 2011/133
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 June 2011
ISBN: 9781455259380
Keywords: real business cycles, durables, financial frictions, business cycles, total consumption, interest rates, business cycle, elasticity of substitution, Open Economy Macroeconomics, Macroeconomic Aspects of International Trade and Finance: Forecasting and Simulation,
This paper examines how durable goods and financial frictions shape the business cycle of a small open economy subject to shocks to trend and transitory shocks. In the data, nondurable consumption is not as volatil...
Caucasus and Central Asia »
Source: Regional Economic Outlook, November 2013, Middle East and Central Asia
Series: Regional Economic Outlook
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. Middle East and Central Asia Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 12 November 2013
ISBN: 9781484356074
Keywords: Oil prices, Economic growth, Fiscal policy, Production, Development, oil, oil exporters, les, oil importers, gas
Population, millions (2012) GDP per capita, U.S. dollars (2012) Sources: IMF Regional Economic Outlook database; and Microsof...
Caucasus and Central Asia »
Source: Regional Economic Outlook, October 2014, Middle East and Central Asia,
Series: Regional Economic Outlook
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. Middle East and Central Asia Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 27 October 2014
ISBN: 9781498343732
Keywords: Cross country analysis, Economic forecasting, Economic cooperation, Economic growth, Economic conditions, Afghanistan, Economic integration, Middle East and Central Asia, North Africa, Oil exporting countries
Population, millions (2013) GDP per capita, U.S. dollars (2013) Sources: IMF, Regional Economic Outlook database; and Microso...
3. Caucasus and Central Asia: Increased Risks Highlight Need for Reform »
Source: Regional Economic Outlook, October 2014, Middle East and Central Asia,
Series: Regional Economic Outlook
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. Middle East and Central Asia Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 27 October 2014
ISBN: 9781498343732
Keywords: Cross country analysis, Economic forecasting, Economic cooperation, Economic growth, Economic conditions, Afghanistan, Economic integration, Middle East and Central Asia, North Africa, Oil exporting countries
Economic growth in the Caucasus and Central Asia (CCA) is expected to decline from 6.6 percent in 2013 to about 5.5 percent in 2014–15. The forecast is ¾ percentage point weaker...
3. Caucasus and Central Asia: Need to Increase Resilience and Accelerate Reforms to Become Emerging Markets »
Source: Regional Economic Outlook, November 2013, Middle East and Central Asia
Series: Regional Economic Outlook
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. Middle East and Central Asia Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 12 November 2013
ISBN: 9781484356074
Keywords: Oil prices, Economic growth, Fiscal policy, Production, Development, oil, oil exporters, les, oil importers, gas
Growth in the CCA is expected to remain robust in the near term, though subject to downside risks. The recovery in oil and gas production and other extractive industries has been...