Volume/Issue: 2020/205
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Marvin Cardoza
,
Francesco Grigoli
,
Nicola Pierri
, and
Cian Ruane
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
25
September
2020
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781513557724.001
ISBN: 9781513557724
We show that domestic production networks shape worker flows between firms. Data on the universe of firm-to-firm transactions for the Dominican Republic, matched with employer-employee records, reveals that about 2...
Volume/Issue: 2020/205
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Marvin Cardoza
,
Francesco Grigoli
,
Nicola Pierri
, and
Cian Ruane
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
25
September
2020
ISBN: 9781513557724
We show that domestic production networks shape worker flows between firms. Data on the universe of firm-to-firm transactions for the Dominican Republic, matched with employer-employee records, reveals that about 2...
Volume/Issue: 2020/154
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Western Hemisphere Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
07
May
2020
ISBN: 9781513543109
This paper analyzes Dominican Republic's Request for Purchase Under the Rapid Financing Instrument (RFI). The RFI provides timely resources to the authorities which they intend to mobilize for essential coronavirus...
Volume/Issue: 2020/154
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Western Hemisphere Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
07
May
2020
ISBN: 9781513543109
This paper analyzes Dominican Republic's Request for Purchase Under the Rapid Financing Instrument (RFI). The RFI provides timely resources to the authorities which they intend to mobilize for essential coronavirus...
Volume/Issue: 2020/154
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Western Hemisphere Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
07
May
2020
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781513543109.002
ISBN: 9781513543109
This paper analyzes Dominican Republic's Request for Purchase Under the Rapid Financing Instrument (RFI). The RFI provides timely resources to the authorities which they intend to mobilize for essential coronavirus...
Volume/Issue: 2020/154
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Western Hemisphere Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
07
May
2020
ISBN: 9781513543109
This paper analyzes Dominican Republic's Request for Purchase Under the Rapid Financing Instrument (RFI). The RFI provides timely resources to the authorities which they intend to mobilize for essential coronavirus...
Volume/Issue: 2020/52
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Paolo Mauro
, and
Jing Zhou
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
13
March
2020
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781513536071.001
ISBN: 9781513536071
Contrary to the traditional assumption of interest rates on government debt exceeding economic
growth, negative interest-growth differentials have become prevalent since the global financial
crisis. As these differ...
Volume/Issue: 2020/52
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Paolo Mauro
, and
Jing Zhou
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
13
March
2020
ISBN: 9781513536071
Contrary to the traditional assumption of interest rates on government debt exceeding economic
growth, negative interest-growth differentials have become prevalent since the global financial
crisis. As these differ...
Volume: 19
Series: Policy Papers
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
27
December
2019
ISBN: 9781513549743
On September 3, 2010, the Executive Board authorized the Managing Director to approve training to officials of international agencies....
Volume: 19
Series: Policy Papers
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
27
December
2019
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781513549743.007
ISBN: 9781513549743
On September 3, 2010, the Executive Board authorized the Managing Director to approve training to officials of international agencies....
Volume/Issue: 2019/246
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Olga Bespalova
, and
Marina Rousset
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
13
November
2019
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781513519203.001
ISBN: 9781513519203
This paper uses the Growth-at-Risk (GaR) methodology to examine how macrofinancial conditions affect the growth outlook and its probability distribution. Using this approach, we evaluate risks to GDP growth in the...
Volume/Issue: 2019/246
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Olga Bespalova
, and
Marina Rousset
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
13
November
2019
ISBN: 9781513519203
This paper uses the Growth-at-Risk (GaR) methodology to examine how macrofinancial conditions affect the growth outlook and its probability distribution. Using this approach, we evaluate risks to GDP growth in the...
Volume: 19
Series: Policy Papers
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Office of Budget and Planning
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
24
September
2019
ISBN: 9781513515205
The paper presents highlights from the FY 19 budget, followed by a discussion of outputs based on the Fund Thematic Categories and of inputs....
Volume: 19
Series: Policy Papers
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Office of Budget and Planning
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
24
September
2019
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781513515205.007
ISBN: 9781513515205
The paper presents highlights from the FY 19 budget, followed by a discussion of outputs based on the Fund Thematic Categories and of inputs....
Volume/Issue: 2019/273
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Western Hemisphere Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
15
August
2019
ISBN: 9781513511108
This 2019 Article IV Consultation with the Dominican Republic discusses that the economy rebounded to a record high growth of 7 percent in 2018, with the positive momentum carrying into early 2019. The strong econo...
Volume/Issue: 2019/273
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Western Hemisphere Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
15
August
2019
ISBN: 9781513511108
This 2019 Article IV Consultation with the Dominican Republic discusses that the economy rebounded to a record high growth of 7 percent in 2018, with the positive momentum carrying into early 2019. The strong econo...
Volume/Issue: 2019/273
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Western Hemisphere Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
15
August
2019
ISBN: 9781513511108
This 2019 Article IV Consultation with the Dominican Republic discusses that the economy rebounded to a record high growth of 7 percent in 2018, with the positive momentum carrying into early 2019. The strong econo...
Volume/Issue: 2019/273
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Western Hemisphere Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
15
August
2019
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781513511108.002
ISBN: 9781513511108
This 2019 Article IV Consultation with the Dominican Republic discusses that the economy rebounded to a record high growth of 7 percent in 2018, with the positive momentum carrying into early 2019. The strong econo...
Volume/Issue: 2019/273
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Western Hemisphere Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
15
August
2019
ISBN: 9781513511108
This 2019 Article IV Consultation with the Dominican Republic discusses that the economy rebounded to a record high growth of 7 percent in 2018, with the positive momentum carrying into early 2019. The strong econo...
Volume/Issue: 2019/162
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Metodij Hadzi-Vaskov
, and
Luca Ricci
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
26
July
2019
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781498325059.001
ISBN: 9781498325059
This study investigates the nonlinear relationship between public debt and sovereign credit ratings, using a wide sample of over one hundred advanced, emerging, and developing economies. It finds that: i) higher pu...
Volume/Issue: 2019/162
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Metodij Hadzi-Vaskov
, and
Luca Ricci
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
26
July
2019
ISBN: 9781498325059
This study investigates the nonlinear relationship between public debt and sovereign credit ratings, using a wide sample of over one hundred advanced, emerging, and developing economies. It finds that: i) higher pu...
Volume/Issue: 2019/138
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Jochen Andritzky
, and
Julian Schumacher
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
01
July
2019
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781498317375.001
ISBN: 9781498317375
Sovereign debt restructurings are perceived as inflicting large losses to bondholders.
However, many bonds feature high coupons and often exhibit strong post-crisis
recoveries. To account for these aspects, we anal...
Volume/Issue: 2019/138
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Jochen Andritzky
, and
Julian Schumacher
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
01
July
2019
ISBN: 9781498317375
Sovereign debt restructurings are perceived as inflicting large losses to bondholders.
However, many bonds feature high coupons and often exhibit strong post-crisis
recoveries. To account for these aspects, we anal...
Volume/Issue: 2018/323
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Statistics Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
20
November
2018
ISBN: 9781484385104
As part of the Regional Harmonization Project on External Sector Statistics (RHPESS) of the Central America, Panama, Dominican Republic Regional Technical Assistance Center (CAPTAC-DR) member countries, a technical...
Volume/Issue: 2018/323
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Statistics Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
20
November
2018
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781484385104.002
ISBN: 9781484385104
As part of the Regional Harmonization Project on External Sector Statistics (RHPESS) of the Central America, Panama, Dominican Republic Regional Technical Assistance Center (CAPTAC-DR) member countries, a technical...
Volume/Issue: 2018/294
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Western Hemisphere Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
24
October
2018
ISBN: 9781484381243
This 2018 Article IV Consultation highlights that after three years of robust expansion, the economy of the Dominican Republic moderated to close to its potential level. Economic activity is estimated to have expan...
Volume/Issue: 2018/294
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Western Hemisphere Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
24
October
2018
ISBN: 9781484381243
This 2018 Article IV Consultation highlights that after three years of robust expansion, the economy of the Dominican Republic moderated to close to its potential level. Economic activity is estimated to have expan...
Volume/Issue: 2018/294
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Western Hemisphere Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
24
October
2018
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781484381243.002
ISBN: 9781484381243
This 2018 Article IV Consultation highlights that after three years of robust expansion, the economy of the Dominican Republic moderated to close to its potential level. Economic activity is estimated to have expan...
Volume/Issue: 2018/94
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Antonio David
, and
Daniel Leigh
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
26
April
2018
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781484353059.001
ISBN: 9781484353059
This paper presents a new database of fiscal consolidations for 14 Latin American and
Caribbean economies during 1989-2016. We focus on discretionary changes in taxes and
government spending primarily motivated by...
Volume/Issue: 2018/94
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Antonio David
, and
Daniel Leigh
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
26
April
2018
ISBN: 9781484353059
This paper presents a new database of fiscal consolidations for 14 Latin American and
Caribbean economies during 1989-2016. We focus on discretionary changes in taxes and
government spending primarily motivated by...
Volume/Issue: 2018/48
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Statistics Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
21
February
2018
ISBN: 9781484342190
This Technical Assistance Report discusses the findings and recommendations made by the IMF mission regarding the balance of payments and international investment position in Dominican Republic. The Central Bank of...
Volume/Issue: 2018/48
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Statistics Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
21
February
2018
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781484342190.002
ISBN: 9781484342190
This Technical Assistance Report discusses the findings and recommendations made by the IMF mission regarding the balance of payments and international investment position in Dominican Republic. The Central Bank of...
Series: Books
Author(s):
Krishna Srinivasan
,
Inci Otker
,
Uma Ramakrishnan
, and
Trevor Alleyne
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
13
November
2017
ISBN: 9781484315194
Introduction
The Caribbean region is highly dependent on tourism. The role of tourism in economic activity in the region increased steadily following the dismantling of the system of...
Series: Books
Author(s):
Krishna Srinivasan
,
Inci Otker
,
Uma Ramakrishnan
, and
Trevor Alleyne
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
13
November
2017
ISBN: 9781484315194
Introduction
The growth of Caribbean tourism other than to Cuba is partly a post–Cuban revolution phenomenon. After the Cuban revolution in 1959, U.S. travel restrictions in 1963 clo...
Series: Books
Author(s):
Krishna Srinivasan
,
Inci Otker
,
Uma Ramakrishnan
, and
Trevor Alleyne
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
13
November
2017
ISBN: 9781484315194
Introduction
Many economies in the Caribbean region have been caught in a low growth–high debt trap for decades. Debt has been built up over the years through large fiscal deficits,...
Series: Books
Author(s):
Krishna Srinivasan
,
Inci Otker
,
Uma Ramakrishnan
, and
Trevor Alleyne
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
13
November
2017
ISBN: 9781484315194
Introduction
Outward migration has been an important phenomenon for countries in the Caribbean, where emigrants account for more than 20 percent of the region’s population, compared...
Series: Books
Author(s):
Krishna Srinivasan
,
Inci Otker
,
Uma Ramakrishnan
, and
Trevor Alleyne
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
13
November
2017
ISBN: 9781484315194
Introduction
The cost of electricity in the Caribbean has been persistently high over the past two decades, and has eroded competitiveness. This situation is largely due to serious i...
Series: Books
Author(s):
Krishna Srinivasan
,
Inci Otker
,
Uma Ramakrishnan
, and
Trevor Alleyne
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
13
November
2017
ISBN: 9781484315194
Introduction
Financial development, by providing agents with better market access, liquidity, and diversity of instruments, has the potential to unleash new growth sources and help c...
Series: Books
Author(s):
Krishna Srinivasan
,
Inci Otker
,
Uma Ramakrishnan
, and
Trevor Alleyne
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
13
November
2017
ISBN: 9781484315194
Introduction
The global financial crisis of 2008–09 and, in the Caribbean, the crisis stemming from the collapse of Trinidad and Tobago–based CL Financial Group in 2009, raised aware...
Series: Books
Author(s):
Krishna Srinivasan
,
Inci Otker
,
Uma Ramakrishnan
, and
Trevor Alleyne
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
13
November
2017
ISBN: 9781484315194
Introduction
The Caribbean economies face difficult fiscal challenges, reflected in their high and rising levels of deficits and debt. Large fiscal deficits and debt have been built...
Series: Books
Author(s):
Krishna Srinivasan
,
Inci Otker
,
Uma Ramakrishnan
, and
Trevor Alleyne
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
13
November
2017
ISBN: 9781484315194
Introduction
A correspondent banking relationship (CBR) is a bilateral arrangement between banks, often involving a cross-border relationship in multiple currencies. According to Erb...
Series: Books
Author(s):
Krishna Srinivasan
,
Inci Otker
,
Uma Ramakrishnan
, and
Trevor Alleyne
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
13
November
2017
ISBN: 9781484315194
Introduction
The number of economic citizenship programs (ECPs) has surged in recent years. An increasing number of countries, especially in the Caribbean, are offering opportunities...
Series: Books
Author(s):
Krishna Srinivasan
,
Inci Otker
,
Uma Ramakrishnan
, and
Trevor Alleyne
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
13
November
2017
ISBN: 9781484315194
Introduction
The Caribbean region weathered the global financial crisis relatively well, but the quality of bank assets gradually deteriorated during the subsequent economic recessio...
Series: Books
Author(s):
Krishna Srinivasan
,
Inci Otker
,
Uma Ramakrishnan
, and
Trevor Alleyne
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
13
November
2017
ISBN: 9781484315194
Introduction
Growth in the Caribbean has been disappointing in recent decades. Averaging 2.1 percent per year since 2000, real GDP growth for the Caribbean has been half that of othe...
Series: Books
Author(s):
Krishna Srinivasan
,
Inci Otker
,
Uma Ramakrishnan
, and
Trevor Alleyne
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
13
November
2017
ISBN: 9781484315194
Introduction
Tax incentives are all too pervasive in the Caribbean and have been an integral part of the tax systems since the 1970s. They were enacted to attract private investment...
Series: Books
Author(s):
Krishna Srinivasan
,
Inci Otker
,
Uma Ramakrishnan
, and
Trevor Alleyne
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
13
November
2017
ISBN: 9781484315194
Since attaining independence in the 1960s and 1970s, Caribbean countries have registered strong economic and social outcomes. Per capita incomes have risen, with most Caribbean coun...
Series: Books
Author(s):
Krishna Srinivasan
,
Inci Otker
,
Uma Ramakrishnan
, and
Trevor Alleyne
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
13
November
2017
ISBN: 9781484315194
Introduction
Crime—particularly violent crime—is pervasive in the Caribbean and imposes a serious economic and social burden on the countries in the region. An average of 40 percent...
Series: Books
Author(s):
Krishna Srinivasan
,
Inci Otker
,
Uma Ramakrishnan
, and
Trevor Alleyne
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
13
November
2017
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781484315194.071
ISBN: 9781484315194
This book provides a diagnosis of the central economic and financial challenges facing Caribbean policymakers and offers broad policy recommendations for promoting a sustained and inclusive increase in economic wel...
Series: Books
Author(s):
Krishna Srinivasan
,
Inci Otker
,
Uma Ramakrishnan
, and
Trevor Alleyne
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
13
November
2017
ISBN: 9781484315194
This book provides a diagnosis of the central economic and financial challenges facing Caribbean policymakers and offers broad policy recommendations for promoting a sustained and inclusive increase in economic wel...
Series: Books
Author(s):
Krishna Srinivasan
,
Inci Otker
,
Uma Ramakrishnan
, and
Trevor Alleyne
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
13
November
2017
ISBN: 9781484315194
This book provides a diagnosis of the central economic and financial challenges facing Caribbean policymakers and offers broad policy recommendations for promoting a sustained and inclusive increase in economic wel...
Volume/Issue: 2017/230
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Kimberly Beaton
,
Thomas Dowling
,
Dmitriy Kovtun
,
Franz Loyola
,
Alla Myrvoda
,
Joel Chiedu Okwuokei
,
Inci Ötker
, and
Jarkko Turunen
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
07
November
2017
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781484326572.001
ISBN: 9781484326572
The high level of nonperforming loans (NPLs) in the Caribbean has been, in large part, a legacy of the global financial crisis, but their persistence owes much to the weak economic recovery in the region, as well a...
Volume/Issue: 2017/230
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Kimberly Beaton
,
Thomas Dowling
,
Dmitriy Kovtun
,
Franz Loyola
,
Alla Myrvoda
,
Joel Chiedu Okwuokei
,
Inci Ötker
, and
Jarkko Turunen
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
07
November
2017
ISBN: 9781484326572
The high level of nonperforming loans (NPLs) in the Caribbean has been, in large part, a legacy of the global financial crisis, but their persistence owes much to the weak economic recovery in the region, as well a...
Series: Miscellaneous Publication (Other)
Author(s):
Krishna Srinivasan
,
Inci Ötker
,
Uma Ramakrishnan
, and
Trevor Alleyne
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
29
September
2017
ISBN: 9781484322154
Since attaining independence in the 1960s and 1970s, Caribbean countries have registered strong economic and social outcomes. Per capita incomes have risen, with most Caribbean countries now in the top 25 pe...
Series: Miscellaneous Publication (Other)
Author(s):
Krishna Srinivasan
,
Inci Ötker
,
Uma Ramakrishnan
, and
Trevor Alleyne
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
29
September
2017
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781484322154.073
ISBN: 9781484322154
This book provides a diagnosis of the central economic and financial challenges facing Caribbean policymakers and offers broad policy recommendations for promoting a sustained and inclusive increase in economic wel...
Series: Miscellaneous Publication (Other)
Author(s):
Krishna Srinivasan
,
Inci Ötker
,
Uma Ramakrishnan
, and
Trevor Alleyne
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
29
September
2017
ISBN: 9781484322154
This book provides a diagnosis of the central economic and financial challenges facing Caribbean policymakers and offers broad policy recommendations for promoting a sustained and inclusive increase in economic wel...
Volume/Issue: 2017/209
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Trevor Alleyne
,
Jacques Bouhga-Hagbe
,
Thomas Dowling
,
Dmitriy Kovtun
,
Alla Myrvoda
,
Joel Chiedu Okwuokei
, and
Jarkko Turunen
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
29
September
2017
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781484320686.001
ISBN: 9781484320686
Banks across the Caribbean have lost important Correspondent Banking Relationships (CBRs). The macroeconomic impact has so far been limited, in part because banks either have multiple relationships or have been suc...
Volume/Issue: 2017/209
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Trevor Alleyne
,
Jacques Bouhga-Hagbe
,
Thomas Dowling
,
Dmitriy Kovtun
,
Alla Myrvoda
,
Joel Chiedu Okwuokei
, and
Jarkko Turunen
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
29
September
2017
ISBN: 9781484320686
Banks across the Caribbean have lost important Correspondent Banking Relationships (CBRs). The macroeconomic impact has so far been limited, in part because banks either have multiple relationships or have been suc...
Volume/Issue: 2017/254
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Western Hemisphere Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
16
August
2017
ISBN: 9781484315651
This 2017 Article IV Consultation highlights the Dominican economy's strong growth momentum over the past three years, which is now beginning to taper off toward potential. Growth has averaged 7 percent since 2014,...
Volume/Issue: 2017/254
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Western Hemisphere Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
16
August
2017
ISBN: 9781484315651
This 2017 Article IV Consultation highlights the Dominican economy's strong growth momentum over the past three years, which is now beginning to taper off toward potential. Growth has averaged 7 percent since 2014,...
Volume/Issue: 2017/254
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Western Hemisphere Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
16
August
2017
ISBN: 9781484315651
This 2017 Article IV Consultation highlights the Dominican economy's strong growth momentum over the past three years, which is now beginning to taper off toward potential. Growth has averaged 7 percent since 2014,...
Volume/Issue: 2017/254
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Western Hemisphere Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
16
August
2017
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781484315651.002
ISBN: 9781484315651
This 2017 Article IV Consultation highlights the Dominican economy's strong growth momentum over the past three years, which is now beginning to taper off toward potential. Growth has averaged 7 percent since 2014,...
Volume/Issue: 2017/254
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Western Hemisphere Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
16
August
2017
ISBN: 9781484315651
This 2017 Article IV Consultation highlights the Dominican economy's strong growth momentum over the past three years, which is now beginning to taper off toward potential. Growth has averaged 7 percent since 2014,...
Volume/Issue: 2017/144
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Kimberly Beaton
,
Svetlana Cerovic
,
Misael Galdamez
,
Metodij Hadzi-Vaskov
,
Franz Loyola
,
Zsoka Koczan
,
Bogdan Lissovolik
,
Jan Martijn
,
Yulia Ustyugova
, and
Joyce Wong
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
29
June
2017
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781484303641.001
ISBN: 9781484303641
Outward migration has been an important phenomenon for countries in Latin American and the Caribbean (LAC), particularly those in Central America and the Caribbean. This paper examines recent trends in outward migr...
Volume/Issue: 2017/144
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Kimberly Beaton
,
Svetlana Cerovic
,
Misael Galdamez
,
Metodij Hadzi-Vaskov
,
Franz Loyola
,
Zsoka Koczan
,
Bogdan Lissovolik
,
Jan Martijn
,
Yulia Ustyugova
, and
Joyce Wong
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
29
June
2017
ISBN: 9781484303641
Outward migration has been an important phenomenon for countries in Latin American and the Caribbean (LAC), particularly those in Central America and the Caribbean. This paper examines recent trends in outward migr...
Volume/Issue: 2017/138
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Ahmed El-Ashram
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
12
June
2017
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781484302453.001
ISBN: 9781484302453
The question of how scaling up public investment could affect fiscal and debt sustainability is key for countries needing to fill infrastructure gaps and build resilience. This paper proposes a bottom-up approach t...
Volume/Issue: 2017/138
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Ahmed El-Ashram
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
12
June
2017
ISBN: 9781484302453
The question of how scaling up public investment could affect fiscal and debt sustainability is key for countries needing to fill infrastructure gaps and build resilience. This paper proposes a bottom-up approach t...
Volume/Issue: 2017/88
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Stephane Schlotterbeck
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
04
April
2017
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781475592610.001
ISBN: 9781475592610
Over the past decade, governments in the Caribbean region have introduced the value-added tax (VAT) to modernize their tax system, rapidly mobilize revenue and reduce budget deficits. This paper analyzes VAT perfor...
Volume/Issue: 2017/88
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Stephane Schlotterbeck
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
04
April
2017
ISBN: 9781475592610
Over the past decade, governments in the Caribbean region have introduced the value-added tax (VAT) to modernize their tax system, rapidly mobilize revenue and reduce budget deficits. This paper analyzes VAT perfor...
Volume/Issue: 2017/73
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Cheng Lim
,
Alexander Klemm
,
Sumiko Ogawa
,
Marco Pani
, and
Claudio Visconti
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
28
March
2017
ISBN: 9781475589597
Many countries in Latin America and the Caribbean now publish financial stability
reports. This study reviews their latest issues to assess their content, quality, and
transparency. While some reports provide a str...
Volume/Issue: 2017/73
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Cheng Lim
,
Alexander Klemm
,
Sumiko Ogawa
,
Marco Pani
, and
Claudio Visconti
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
28
March
2017
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781475589597.001
ISBN: 9781475589597
Many countries in Latin America and the Caribbean now publish financial stability
reports. This study reviews their latest issues to assess their content, quality, and
transparency. While some reports provide a str...
Volume/Issue: 2017/66
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Western Hemisphere Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
10
March
2017
ISBN: 9781475586015
This Cluster Report explores opportunities for trade integration in the Latin America and the Caribbean region. It finds that the region can reap significant growth benefits from further trade integration. With tra...
Volume/Issue: 2017/66
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Western Hemisphere Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
10
March
2017
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781475586015.002
ISBN: 9781475586015
This Cluster Report explores opportunities for trade integration in the Latin America and the Caribbean region. It finds that the region can reap significant growth benefits from further trade integration. With tra...
Volume/Issue: 2016/250
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Roberto Garcia-Saltos
,
Fan Zhang
, and
Iulia Ruxandra Teodoru
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
23
December
2016
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781475563153.001
ISBN: 9781475563153
This paper presents estimates of potential output for all Central American economies. Our findings are that potential output growth has declined in recent years in most economies of Central America. Lower capital a...
Volume/Issue: 2016/250
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Roberto Garcia-Saltos
,
Fan Zhang
, and
Iulia Ruxandra Teodoru
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
23
December
2016
ISBN: 9781475563153
This paper presents estimates of potential output for all Central American economies. Our findings are that potential output growth has declined in recent years in most economies of Central America. Lower capital a...
Volume/Issue: 2016/342
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Western Hemisphere Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
10
November
2016
ISBN: 9781475552010
This paper discusses the oil economy, outlook, and risk for Norway. Growth has continued to slow in the mainland economy. At the start of this year, oil prices had dropped by roughly 60 percent from their peak in J...
Volume/Issue: 2016/342
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Western Hemisphere Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
10
November
2016
ISBN: 9781475552010
This paper discusses the oil economy, outlook, and risk for Norway. Growth has continued to slow in the mainland economy. At the start of this year, oil prices had dropped by roughly 60 percent from their peak in J...
Volume/Issue: 2016/342
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Western Hemisphere Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
10
November
2016
ISBN: 9781475552010
This paper discusses the oil economy, outlook, and risk for Norway. Growth has continued to slow in the mainland economy. At the start of this year, oil prices had dropped by roughly 60 percent from their peak in J...
Volume/Issue: 2016/342
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Western Hemisphere Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
10
November
2016
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781475552010.002
ISBN: 9781475552010
This paper discusses the oil economy, outlook, and risk for Norway. Growth has continued to slow in the mainland economy. At the start of this year, oil prices had dropped by roughly 60 percent from their peak in J...
Volume/Issue: 2016/208
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Svetlana Cerovic
, and
Jose Saboin
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
17
October
2016
ISBN: 9781475545494
This paper examines the financial position of the key sectors of the Dominican Republic. It contributes to macroeconomic surveillance by identifying financial interlinkages and vulnerabilities through the balance s...
Volume/Issue: 2016/206
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Koffie Ben Nassar
,
Joel Chiedu Okwuokei
,
Mike Li
,
Timothy Robinson
, and
Saji Thomas
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
17
October
2016
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781475545432.001
ISBN: 9781475545432
Weighed down by population aging, slow economic growth, and high unemployment, National Insurance Schemes in the Caribbean are projected to run substantial deficits and deplete their assets in the next decades, rai...
Volume/Issue: 2016/208
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Svetlana Cerovic
, and
Jose Saboin
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
17
October
2016
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781475545494.001
ISBN: 9781475545494
This paper examines the financial position of the key sectors of the Dominican Republic. It contributes to macroeconomic surveillance by identifying financial interlinkages and vulnerabilities through the balance s...
Volume/Issue: 2016/206
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Koffie Ben Nassar
,
Joel Chiedu Okwuokei
,
Mike Li
,
Timothy Robinson
, and
Saji Thomas
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
17
October
2016
ISBN: 9781475545432
Weighed down by population aging, slow economic growth, and high unemployment, National Insurance Schemes in the Caribbean are projected to run substantial deficits and deplete their assets in the next decades, rai...
Volume/Issue: 2016/199
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Sebastian Acevedo Mejia
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
14
October
2016
ISBN: 9781475544763
This paper studies the economic costs of hurricanes in the Caribbean by constructing a novel dataset that combines a detailed record of tropical cyclones' characteristics with reported damages. I estimate the relat...
Volume/Issue: 2016/199
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Sebastian Acevedo Mejia
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
14
October
2016
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781475544763.001
ISBN: 9781475544763
This paper studies the economic costs of hurricanes in the Caribbean by constructing a novel dataset that combines a detailed record of tropical cyclones' characteristics with reported damages. I estimate the relat...
Volume/Issue: 2016/185
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Valerie Cerra
,
Alfredo Cuevas
,
Carlos Góes
,
Izabela Karpowicz
,
Troy Matheson
,
Issouf Samaké
, and
Svetlana Vtyurina
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
15
September
2016
ISBN: 9781475536744
Inadequate infrastructure has been widely viewed as a principal barrier to growth and
development in Latin America and the Caribbean. This paper provides a comprehensive
overview of infrastructure in the region and...
Volume/Issue: 2016/185
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Valerie Cerra
,
Alfredo Cuevas
,
Carlos Góes
,
Izabela Karpowicz
,
Troy Matheson
,
Issouf Samaké
, and
Svetlana Vtyurina
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
15
September
2016
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781475536744.001
ISBN: 9781475536744
Inadequate infrastructure has been widely viewed as a principal barrier to growth and
development in Latin America and the Caribbean. This paper provides a comprehensive
overview of infrastructure in the region and...
Volume/Issue: 2016/82
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Kevin Greenidge
,
Meredith McIntyre
, and
Hanlei Yun
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
07
April
2016
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781484321812.001
ISBN: 9781484321812
Since the 1980's with the introduction of IMF/WB adjustment programs structural reforms have been a core part of the reform agenda in the Caribbean. The paper reviewed the package of structural reforms in trade lib...
Volume/Issue: 2016/82
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Kevin Greenidge
,
Meredith McIntyre
, and
Hanlei Yun
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
07
April
2016
ISBN: 9781484321812
Since the 1980's with the introduction of IMF/WB adjustment programs structural reforms have been a core part of the reform agenda in the Caribbean. The paper reviewed the package of structural reforms in trade lib...
Volume/Issue: 2016/33
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Sebastian Acevedo Mejia
,
Lu Han
,
Marie Kim
, and
Nicole Laframboise
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
23
February
2016
ISBN: 9781498375108
This paper studies the role of airlift supply on the tourism sector in the Caribbean. The paper examines the relative importance of U.S.-Caribbean airlift supply factors such as the number of flights, seats, airlin...
Volume/Issue: 2016/33
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Sebastian Acevedo Mejia
,
Lu Han
,
Marie Kim
, and
Nicole Laframboise
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
23
February
2016
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781498375108.001
ISBN: 9781498375108
This paper studies the role of airlift supply on the tourism sector in the Caribbean. The paper examines the relative importance of U.S.-Caribbean airlift supply factors such as the number of flights, seats, airlin...
Volume/Issue: 2015/260
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Francesco Grigoli
, and
José Mota
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
10
December
2015
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781513584393.001
ISBN: 9781513584393
A well-functioning monetary transmission mechanism is critical for monetary policy. As the Dominican Republic recently adopted an inflation targeting regime, it is even more relevant to guarantee that changes in th...
Volume/Issue: 2015/260
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Francesco Grigoli
, and
José Mota
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
10
December
2015
ISBN: 9781513584393
A well-functioning monetary transmission mechanism is critical for monetary policy. As the Dominican Republic recently adopted an inflation targeting regime, it is even more relevant to guarantee that changes in th...
Volume/Issue: 2015/248
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Tigran Poghosyan
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
25
November
2015
ISBN: 9781513511641
We employ a duration model to study determinants of public debt cycles in 57 advanced and emerging economies over the 1960-2014 period, with a particular focus on the impact of financial cycles. The results suggest...
Volume/Issue: 2015/248
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Tigran Poghosyan
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
25
November
2015
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781513511641.001
ISBN: 9781513511641
We employ a duration model to study determinants of public debt cycles in 57 advanced and emerging economies over the 1960-2014 period, with a particular focus on the impact of financial cycles. The results suggest...
Series: Regional Economic Outlook
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Western Hemisphere Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
07
October
2015
Language: Spanish
ISBN: 9781513540610
El crecimiento mundial se mantiene moderado y desigual. Después de registrar un retroceso a principios de 2015, el ritmo de la actividad mundial repuntó, pero las perspectivas de crecimiento sig...
Series: Regional Economic Outlook
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Western Hemisphere Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
07
October
2015
Language: Spanish
ISBN: 9781513540610
La región de América Latina y el Caribe (ALC) está menos abierta al comercio exterior que la mayoría de las otras regiones de mercados emergentes. En este capítulo se observa que en la mayoría d...
Series: Regional Economic Outlook
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Western Hemisphere Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
07
October
2015
Language: Spanish
ISBN: 9781513540610
La actividad económica en América Latina y el Caribe (ALC) está atravesando una desaceleración prolongada, en tándem con una mayor debilidad de los fundamentos económicos subyacentes. Se proyect...
Series: Regional Economic Outlook
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Western Hemisphere Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
07
October
2015
Language: Spanish
ISBN: 9781513540610
En los últimos años, muchos países de América Latina y el Caribe (ALC) hicieron grandes esfuerzos para desarrollar sus sistemas financieros. En este capítulo se analiza el estado actual del desa...
Series: Regional Economic Outlook
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Western Hemisphere Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
07
October
2015
Language: Spanish
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781513540610.086
ISBN: 9781513540610
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Series: Regional Economic Outlook
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Western Hemisphere Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
07
October
2015
Language: Spanish
ISBN: 9781513540610
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