Search Results

Challenges to the Swedish Welfare State »
Series: Occasional Papers
Author(s): Desmond Lachman , Ramana Ramaswamy , J. Green , Robert Hagemann , and Adam Bennett
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 06 October 1995
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781557754868.084
ISBN: 9781557754868
Keywords: pension, export prices, unemployment, labor market, recession
Sweden's economy in the early 1990s has been characterized by a deep recession, high unemployment, a ballooning public sector budgete deficit, and a decline in the value of the currency- developments that have rais...

Regional Economic Outlook, November 2018, 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: 24 October 2018
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781484375389.086
ISBN: 9781484375389
Keywords: Regional Economic Outlook, Middle East and Central Asia, Economic growth, Oil prices, Market economies, Regional economics, Fiscal policy, economic outlook, global trade tensions, oil-importing countries
As in other regions in the world, countries in MENAP and CCA regions are exposed to tightening in global financing conditions and ongoing global trade tensions. The former has already begun to impact several emergi...

Regional Economic Outlook, October 2019, 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: 06 November 2019
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781513514000.086
ISBN: 9781513514000
Keywords: Regional Economic Outlook, Middle East and Central Asia, Economic growth, Oil prices, Market economies, Regional economics, Fiscal policy, economic outlook, global trade tensions, oil-importing countries
Growth in the near term remains subdued for oil exporters in the Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan, and Pakistan (MENAP) region, amid volatile oil prices, precarious global growth, elevated fiscal vulnerabilit...

Excerpt : Commodity Price Volatility and Inclusive Growth in Low-Income Countries »
Series: Miscellaneous Publication (Other)
Author(s): Min Zhu
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 20 September 2012
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/CPVIEAEX.073
ISBN: CPVIEAEX
Keywords: Agricultural sector, Balance of trade, Central banking, Central banks, Civil society, Commodities, Commodity price shocks, Commodity prices, Consumption, Credit
In the years following the global financial crisis, many low-income countries experienced rapid recovery and strong economic growth. However, many are now facing enormous difficulties because of rapidly rising food...

France, Greece, Italy, Portugal, and Spain—Competitiveness in the Southern Euro Area »
Source: France, Greece, Italy, Portugal, And Spain : Competitiveness In The Southern Euro Area
Volume/Issue: 2008/145
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 25 April 2008
ISBN: 9781451834871
Keywords: market, markets, competitiveness, exports, competition
In recent years, the IMF has released a growing number of reports and other documents covering economic and financial developments and trends in member countries. Each report, prepared by a staff team after discuss...

France, Greece, Italy, Portugal, and Spain—Competitiveness in the Southern Euro Area »
Source: France, Greece, Italy, Portugal, And Spain : Competitiveness In The Southern Euro Area
Volume/Issue: 2008/145
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 25 April 2008
ISBN: 9781451834871
Keywords: market, markets, competitiveness, exports, competition
In recent years, the IMF has released a growing number of reports and other documents covering economic and financial developments and trends in member countries. Each report, prepared by a staff team after discuss...

France, Greece, Italy, Portugal, And Spain »
Source: France, Greece, Italy, Portugal, And Spain : Competitiveness In The Southern Euro Area
Volume/Issue: 2008/145
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 25 April 2008
ISBN: 9781451834871
Keywords: market, markets, competitiveness, exports, competition
In recent years, the IMF has released a growing number of reports and other documents covering economic and financial developments and trends in member countries. Each report, prepared by a staff team after discuss...

France, Greece, Italy, Portugal, and Spain—Competitiveness in the Southern Euro Area »
Source: France, Greece, Italy, Portugal, And Spain : Competitiveness In The Southern Euro Area
Volume/Issue: 2008/145
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 25 April 2008
ISBN: 9781451834871
Keywords: market, markets, competitiveness, exports, competition
In recent years, the IMF has released a growing number of reports and other documents covering economic and financial developments and trends in member countries. Each report, prepared by a staff team after discuss...

France, Greece, Italy, Portugal, and Spain—Competitiveness in the Southern Euro Area »
Source: France, Greece, Italy, Portugal, And Spain : Competitiveness In The Southern Euro Area
Volume/Issue: 2008/145
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 25 April 2008
ISBN: 9781451834871
Keywords: market, markets, competitiveness, exports, competition
In recent years, the IMF has released a growing number of reports and other documents covering economic and financial developments and trends in member countries. Each report, prepared by a staff team after discuss...

France, Greece, Italy, Portugal, and Spain—Competitiveness in the Southern Euro Area »
Source: France, Greece, Italy, Portugal, And Spain : Competitiveness In The Southern Euro Area
Volume/Issue: 2008/145
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 25 April 2008
ISBN: 9781451834871
Keywords: market, markets, competitiveness, exports, competition
In recent years, the IMF has released a growing number of reports and other documents covering economic and financial developments and trends in member countries. Each report, prepared by a staff team after discuss...