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The Gambia: Selected Issues and Statistical Appendix
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International Monetary Fund
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Volume/Issue:
Volume 2007: Issue 126
Language:
English
Publication Date:
26 Mar 2007
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451815559.002
ISBN:
9781451815559
ISSN:
1934-7685
Pages:
122
Keywords:
ISCR; CR; Gambia; CBG Act; government; exchange rate; investment climate; interest income; equilibrium REER; trade weight; re-export trade; CBG policy; Real effective exchange rates; Personal income; Real exchange rates; Price stabilization; Exchange rate indexes; West Africa; Sub-Saharan Africa
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This Selected Issues paper assesses The Gambia’s external competitiveness by reviewing developments in several indicators, ranging from exchange rate-based indices to survey-based assessments of the investment climate. The paper reviews the evolution of several multilateral and bilateral real exchange rate indices for The Gambia, and summarizes the results of a regression analysis that tests for misalignment of the exchange rate. The paper also evaluates the degree of autonomy extended to the Central Bank of The Gambia (CBG) under the provisions of the new Central Bank of The Gambia Act, 2005.
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Cover IMF Staff Country Reports
IMF Staff Country Reports
ISSN:
1934-7685
Publisher:
International Monetary Fund
Volume 2007: Issue 126