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Cover IMF Staff Country Reports
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper—Mid-Term Development Strategy—Joint Staff Assessment
International Monetary Fund
Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Poverty Reduction Strategy paper reports that significant progress has been made since the late 1990s in building both a market economy and a single economic space. GDP growth has slowed recently following the post-conflict bounce, and the current account deficit of 18 percent of GDP in 2003 is well above levels associated with external sustainability. The slowdown in GDP growth has occurred even though GDP had not recovered to pre-war levels at the end of 2003.
Keywords:
ISCR; CR; government; MTDS; Entity government; government employee; BH authorities; PRSP preparation process; canton government; MTDS reform agenda; tax authorities; Privatization; Poverty reduction strategy; Public sector; Global
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Bangladesh: Selected Issues and Statistical Appendix
International Monetary Fund
This Selected Issues paper and Statistical Appendix examines Bangladesh’s nonfinancial state-owned enterprises. The paper argues that, given the overall policy environment and external vulnerabilities, the usefulness of the fixed exchange rate system in Bangladesh has run its course. Greater exchange rate flexibility is needed to ensure that the exchange rate sends appropriate market signals, and to enhance the authorities’ ability to address more effectively and timely both domestic imbalances and external real shocks arising from a rapidly changing global environment. The paper also outlines the structure and recent performance of the commercial banking sector.
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ISCR; CR; government; bank; production function; Bangladesh banking system; TFP growth; SOEs performance; is total factor productivity; physical capital accumulation; SOEs investment program; authorities' adherence; asset quality; Exchange rate arrangements; Privatization; Commercial banks; Exchange rate flexibility; Global; South Asia
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Islamic Republic of Mauritania: Staff Report for the 2002 Article IV Consultation, Fifth Review Under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility, and Request for Waiver of Performance Criteria
International Monetary Fund
This paper focuses on the Islamic Republic of Mauritania’s 2002 Article IV Consultation, Fifth Review Under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PRGF), and a Request for Waiver of Performance Criteria. Performance under the PRGF-supported program was solid in 2001, reflecting sound economic policies and greater ownership. Two of three structural performance criteria were met. The IMF staff supports the authorities’ macroeconomic policies for 2002 with emphasis on improved macroeconomic policy coordination, particularly monetary and exchange rate policies.
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ISCR; CR; consumer price inflation; draft report; PRGF loan; PRGF arrangement; monetary policy committee; PRGF program; Poverty reduction; Poverty reduction strategy; Poverty reduction and development; Global
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Ukraine
Accelerating the Transition to Market

Abstract

Ukraine has made impressive progress in restructuring and stabilizing its economy over the past two years, and yet much remains to be done to revive output and establish a market economy. The 16 papers included in this volume, edited by Peter K. Cornelius and Patrick Lenain, were presented at a seminar sponsored by the IMF and the World Bank in July 1996, which brought together government officials, academics, and staffs of international organizations to discuss a comprehensive medium- term strategy for Ukraine. The papers cover the medium-term macroeconomic framework; wages, poverty, and social safety net reform; private sector development; trade policies and sectoral reforms; and institution building and good governance.

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BOOK; institution building; reform; IV trade policies; sectoral reform; government; public governance; medium-term macroeconomic framework; Wages; Pension spending; Legal support in revenue administration; Commercial banks; Baltics; Eastern Europe; Europe; Western Europe; Central and Eastern Europe; enterprise restructuring; head-count index; government credibility; agro-industrial enterprise privatization methodology; policy instrument; anticompetitive enterprise behavior; Privatization; Exports; Global