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Croatia: Selected Issues and Statistical Appendix
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International Monetary Fund
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IMF Staff Country Reports
Volume/Issue:
Volume 1997: Issue 035
Language:
English
Publication Date:
12 May 1997
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451817232.002
ISBN:
9781451817232
ISSN:
1934-7685
Pages:
135
Keywords:
ISCR; CR; foreign currency; broad money; national bank; opportunity cost; privatized bank; U.S. dollar; debt service; banking system; Demand for money; Currencies; Exports; Imports
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This Selected Issues paper and Statistical Appendix deals with the data interpretation problems in the Croatian balance of payments and discusses in detail the overestimation of the size of the external current account deficit in the official statistics. It examines the behavior of the monetary aggregates in Croatia using econometric methods. The structure and performance of the banking sector is also analyzed, including the effects of competition and ownership structure on profitability and interest rate spreads.
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ISSN:
1934-7685
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