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I Factoring in Canadian Cycles »
Source: Northern Star : Canada's Path to Economic Prosperity
Series: Occasional Papers
Author(s): Vladimir Klyuev , Martin Mühleisen , and Tamim Bayoumi
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 26 October 2007
ISBN: 9781589066144
Keywords: Economic growth, Energy, Banking, Inflation targeting, pension, inflation, retirement, monetary policy, ld
Canada’s recent economic history illustrates the important role of external as well as domestic macroeconomic disturbances. Canada’s economy slowed in 2001, in the wake of the globa...
I. Overview »
Source: Macroeconomic Implications of Financial Dollarization : The Case of Uruguay
Series: Occasional Papers
Author(s): R. Gelos , Alejandro Lopez Mejia , and Marco Piñón-Farah
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 25 July 2008
ISBN: 9781589067271
Keywords: Dollarization, Banking sector, Exchange rate regimes, External sector, Fiscal sustainability, Fiscal reforms, inflation, monetary policy, central bank, foreign currency
This paper assesses the implications of high financial dollarization for macroeconomic policies and vulnerabilities in Uruguay. Dollarization creates balance sheet exposure to exchange rate changes and poses...
II Energy, the Exchange Rate, and the Economy »
Source: Northern Star : Canada's Path to Economic Prosperity
Series: Occasional Papers
Author(s): Vladimir Klyuev , Martin Mühleisen , and Tamim Bayoumi
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 26 October 2007
ISBN: 9781589066144
Keywords: Economic growth, Energy, Banking, Inflation targeting, pension, inflation, retirement, monetary policy, ld
The boom in global energy markets has again focused attention on Canada’s role as a major energy producer. The rapid rise in oil and gas prices in the past few years has lifted ener...
II. Inflation Process in Uruguay »
Source: Macroeconomic Implications of Financial Dollarization : The Case of Uruguay
Series: Occasional Papers
Author(s): R. Gelos , Alejandro Lopez Mejia , and Marco Piñón-Farah
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 25 July 2008
ISBN: 9781589067271
Keywords: Dollarization, Banking sector, Exchange rate regimes, External sector, Fiscal sustainability, Fiscal reforms, inflation, monetary policy, central bank, foreign currency
Following chronic high inflation, Uruguay reduced inflation gradually through a disinflation program in the 1990s, reaching single digits by 1998. Inflation has since remained moderate, except for an outburs...
III Canada and the United States »
Source: Northern Star : Canada's Path to Economic Prosperity
Series: Occasional Papers
Author(s): Vladimir Klyuev , Martin Mühleisen , and Tamim Bayoumi
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 26 October 2007
ISBN: 9781589066144
Keywords: Economic growth, Energy, Banking, Inflation targeting, pension, inflation, retirement, monetary policy, ld
Canada is an open economy whose trade is dominated by the United States. Indeed, the signing of the Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement in 1988, and its successor, the North American F...
III. Pass-Through, Dollarization, and Credibility in Uruguay »
Source: Macroeconomic Implications of Financial Dollarization : The Case of Uruguay
Series: Occasional Papers
Author(s): R. Gelos , Alejandro Lopez Mejia , and Marco Piñón-Farah
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 25 July 2008
ISBN: 9781589067271
Keywords: Dollarization, Banking sector, Exchange rate regimes, External sector, Fiscal sustainability, Fiscal reforms, inflation, monetary policy, central bank, foreign currency
A high degree of exchange rate pass-through to domestic prices and financial dollarization can constrain the effectiveness of a flexible exchange rate as a shock absorber and indirect channel of transmission...
Introduction »
Source: Northern Star : Canada's Path to Economic Prosperity
Series: Occasional Papers
Author(s): Vladimir Klyuev , Martin Mühleisen , and Tamim Bayoumi
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 26 October 2007
ISBN: 9781589066144
Keywords: Economic growth, Energy, Banking, Inflation targeting, pension, inflation, retirement, monetary policy, ld
Over the last decade, Canada has enjoyed robust GDP growth, declining unemployment, low and stable inflation, and a string of fiscal and current account surpluses. These outcomes ar...
IV Budget Forecasting »
Source: Northern Star : Canada's Path to Economic Prosperity
Series: Occasional Papers
Author(s): Vladimir Klyuev , Martin Mühleisen , and Tamim Bayoumi
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 26 October 2007
ISBN: 9781589066144
Keywords: Economic growth, Energy, Banking, Inflation targeting, pension, inflation, retirement, monetary policy, ld
Canada’s strong fiscal record in recent years rests on a proven budgetary framework, including a well-established forecasting process. Canadian public finances are highly transparen...
IV. Role of Bank Lending in the Transmission of Macroeconomic Shocks »
Source: Macroeconomic Implications of Financial Dollarization : The Case of Uruguay
Series: Occasional Papers
Author(s): R. Gelos , Alejandro Lopez Mejia , and Marco Piñón-Farah
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 25 July 2008
ISBN: 9781589067271
Keywords: Dollarization, Banking sector, Exchange rate regimes, External sector, Fiscal sustainability, Fiscal reforms, inflation, monetary policy, central bank, foreign currency
More than five years have passed since the banking crisis in Uruguay, and the first signs of a recovery in bank credit are visible (Figure 4.1). In particular, after a continued strong economic expansion sin...
IX Competition in the Banking System »
Source: Northern Star : Canada's Path to Economic Prosperity
Series: Occasional Papers
Author(s): Vladimir Klyuev , Martin Mühleisen , and Tamim Bayoumi
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 26 October 2007
ISBN: 9781589066144
Keywords: Economic growth, Energy, Banking, Inflation targeting, pension, inflation, retirement, monetary policy, ld
There is ongoing discussion on the merits of allowing mergers between Canada’s large financial institutions. Some analysts argue that a lack of mergers may constrain banks’ ability to compete internationally...