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Session 5: Innovations in Private and Multilateral Lending - Dollars, Debt, and the IFIs: Dedollarizing Multilateral Lending* »
Source: Dollars, Debt, and Deficits : Sixty Years After Bretton Woods
Series: Seminar Volumes
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 September 2005
ISBN: 9781589064539
Keywords: Deficit financing, Budget deficits, exchange rate, public debt, foreign assets, current account, foreign liabilities
Introduction Financial dollarization (FD) has been placed increasingly at the forefront of the policy debate in many emerging economies, driven by concerns about the currency imbalan...

Chapter 1. Recent Developments and Prospects »
Source: World Economic Outlook, October 2015 : Adjusting to Lower Commodity Prices
Series: World Economic Outlook
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. Research Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 06 October 2015
ISBN: 9781513520735
Keywords: World Economic Outlook, economies, exchange rate, commodity, trade, prices
Global growth declined in the first half of 2015, reflecting a further slowdown in emerging markets and a weaker recovery in advanced economies. It is now projected at 3.1 percent for 2015 as a...

Chapter 11. Taxing Immovable Property: Revenue Potential and Implementation Challenges »
Source: Inequality and Fiscal Policy
Series: Books
Author(s): Benedict Clements , Ruud Mooij , Sanjeev Gupta , and Michael Keen
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 21 September 2015
ISBN: 9781513567754
Keywords: income, tax, taxes, revenue, health
Introduction Property taxes are widely regarded as an efficient and equitable means of raising revenue, but this revenue potential is largely untapped in many countries....

CHAPTER 6: Stages of Health System Development and Health System Performance »
Source: What Macroeconomists Should Know about Health Care Policy
Series: IMF Special Issues
Author(s): Peter Heller , and William Hsiao
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 27 April 2007
ISBN: 9781589066182
Keywords: Health care, public health, health services, health policy, health expenditure
A. Characterizing Different Stages of Health System Development This chapter presents an analytical framework to help macroeconomists understand health systems and assess health poli...

Chapter 3. Exchange Rates and Trade Flows: Disconnected? »
Source: World Economic Outlook, October 2015 : Adjusting to Lower Commodity Prices
Series: World Economic Outlook
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. Research Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 06 October 2015
ISBN: 9781513520735
Keywords: World Economic Outlook, economies, exchange rate, commodity, trade, prices
Recent exchange rate movements have been unusually large, triggering a debate regarding their likely effects on trade. Historical experience in advanced and emerging market and developing econom...

Chapter 4 Resilience In Emerging Market And Developing Economies: Will It Last? »
Source: World Economic Outlook, October 2012 : Coping with High Debt and Sluggish Growth
Series: World Economic Outlook
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. Research Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 08 October 2012
ISBN: 9781616353896
Keywords: Budget estimates, Adjustment process, Commodity prices, Debt reduction, Euro, public debt, fiscal consolidation, current account, inflation
Many emerging market and developing economies have done well over the past decade and through the global financial crisis. Will this last? This chapter documents the...

Chapter 2. Where Are Commodity Exporters Headed? Output Growth in the Aftermath of the Commodity Boom »
Source: World Economic Outlook, October 2015 : Adjusting to Lower Commodity Prices
Series: World Economic Outlook
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. Research Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 06 October 2015
ISBN: 9781513520735
Keywords: World Economic Outlook, economies, exchange rate, commodity, trade, prices
Commodity prices have declined sharply over the past three years, and output growth has slowed considerably among those emerging market and developing economies that are net exporters of commodi...

Chapter 1 Global Prospects and Policies »
Source: World Economic Outlook, October 2012 : Coping with High Debt and Sluggish Growth
Series: World Economic Outlook
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. Research Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 08 October 2012
ISBN: 9781616353896
Keywords: Budget estimates, Adjustment process, Commodity prices, Debt reduction, Euro, public debt, fiscal consolidation, current account, inflation
The global economy has deteriorated further since the release of the July 2012 WEO Update, and growth projections have been marked down (Table 1.1). Downside risks are now judged to...

Statistical Appendix »
Source: World Economic Outlook, October 2012 : Coping with High Debt and Sluggish Growth
Series: World Economic Outlook
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. Research Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 08 October 2012
ISBN: 9781616353896
Keywords: Budget estimates, Adjustment process, Commodity prices, Debt reduction, Euro, public debt, fiscal consolidation, current account, inflation
The Statistical Appendix presents historical data as well as projections. It comprises five sections: Assumptions, What’s New, Data and Conventions, Classification of Countries, and...

Statistical Appendix »
Source: World Economic Outlook, October 2015 : Adjusting to Lower Commodity Prices
Series: World Economic Outlook
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. Research Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 06 October 2015
ISBN: 9781513520735
Keywords: World Economic Outlook, economies, exchange rate, commodity, trade, prices
The Statistical Appendix presents historical data as well as projections. It comprises six sections: Assumptions, What’s New, Data and Conventions, Classification of Countries, Key Data Documentation, and St...