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Benedict Clements
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03 Apr 2006
Keywords:
SEM; IMF program; country; IMF-supported program; program implementation; IMF effort; current account ratio; Current account; Capital flows; Private capital flows; Fiscal stance; Global; Sub-Saharan Africa; East Asia; Africa; Europe

Abstract

This paper examines how IMF-supported programs have evolved over the past decade, and to what extent national authorities have been successful in achieving their program goals.2

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