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Growth, Investment, and Savings in the Arab Economies
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ISBN: 1462363083 1451990472 1281600865 9786613781550 1451896832 Year: 1997 Publisher: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund,

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Sustaining a high rate of economic growth is the major policy issue facing the Arab economies. A detailed analysis of growth, investment, and savings for the period 1971-96, including through a growth accounting exercise, shows that increasing long-run growth requires improvements in both investment and domestic savings. In the past, the Arab region’s growth was overly reliant on volatile external sources of funding, and total factor productivity growth was too low. The paper discusses the policy priorities to overcome the legacy of poor growth.


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Ukraine's Gas Arrears : Issues and Recommendations
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ISBN: 1463946821 1463920083 1451974019 Year: 1996 Publisher: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund,

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This paper discusses issues related to the gas arrears ‘crisis’ in Ukraine. It concludes that the problem, which can be traced to policy distortions, can be contained through an acceleration of structural reforms. The paper examines the nature of the contractual relations between Ukraine and its foreign suppliers; the role of the de facto government guarantee for gas import payments; the process of imposing financial discipline on non-payers; the nature of gas-related subsidy schemes; and the methods used in calculating domestic energy prices. An Appendix derives lessons from the Estonian case--an economy which, despite relatively similar initial conditions, avoided the emergence of energy payment difficulties. This is a Paper on Policy Analysis and Assessment and the author(s) would welcome any comments on the present text. Citations should refer to a Paper on Policy Analysis and Assessment of the International Monetary Fund, mentioning the author(s) and the date of issuance. The views expressed are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent those of the Fund.

Egypt beyond stabilization, toward a dynamic market economy
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ISBN: 1557757208 1455255912 1452730814 Year: 1998 Publisher: Washington, D.C. International Monetary Fund

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Determined macroeconomic policy, combined with favorable external developments, has reduced inflation, improved public finances, led to a stable currency, and helped strengthen the banking system in Egypt. Nonetheless, the task of delivering sustained growth of output and employment is incomplete. This paper is a collection of studies focusing on economic developments in Egypt in the 1990s, a period of transformation toward a dynamic market economy.

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Economic stabilization --- 330.05 --- 330.962 --- economische situatie --- Egypte --- monetair beleid --- 330.52 --- 331.30 --- 333.481 --- 338.313 --- EG / Egypt - Egypte --- 338.24 <620> --- 338 <620> --- 338.24 <620> Instrumenten van de economische politiek. Economische orde. Economisch politieke maatregelen. Stabilisering. Stimuleringsmaatregelen. Regulering. Financiele steunmaatregelen--Egypte --- Instrumenten van de economische politiek. Economische orde. Economisch politieke maatregelen. Stabilisering. Stimuleringsmaatregelen. Regulering. Financiele steunmaatregelen--Egypte --- 338 <620> Economische situatie. Economische structuur van bepaalde landen en gebieden. Economische geografie. Economische produktie.economische produkten. Economische diensten--Egypte --- Economische situatie. Economische structuur van bepaalde landen en gebieden. Economische geografie. Economische produktie.economische produkten. Economische diensten--Egypte --- Adjustment, Economic --- Business stabilization --- Economic adjustment --- Stabilization, Economic --- Economic policy --- Liberaal systeem. Neo-liberalisme. Theorie van de onderhandeling --- Economische toestand --- Monetaire crisissen, hervormingen, saneringen en stabilisering --- Kapitalisme --- Egypt --- Economic conditions --- Economic policy. --- Working papers --- Economic policy and planning (general) --- Banks and Banking --- Exports and Imports --- Foreign Exchange --- Macroeconomics --- Taxation --- Money and Monetary Policy --- Banks --- Depository Institutions --- Micro Finance Institutions --- Mortgages --- Trade Policy --- International Trade Organizations --- Public Enterprises --- Public-Private Enterprises --- Trade: General --- International economics --- Currency --- Foreign exchange --- Banking --- Public finance & taxation --- Civil service & public sector --- Public sector --- Commercial banks --- Real exchange rates --- Privatization --- Capital inflows --- Financial institutions --- Economic sectors --- Balance of payments --- Banks and banking --- Finance, Public --- Commercial policy --- Egypt, Arab Republic of


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Investment and Growth in the Middle East and North Africa
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ISBN: 1462350917 1455235407 1282044311 1455224197 9786613797452 Year: 1996 Publisher: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund,

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The paper considers investment and growth in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. Notwithstanding cross-country differences, investment as a whole has been too low, too heavily tilted toward the public sector, too highly dependent on external influences, and less productive than in many other regions. Improving the region’s investment performance is critical if policymakers are to succeed in increasing the region’s economic growth rate. After discussing the relationship between investment and growth, the paper analyzes the investment responsiveness of various countries in the region and notes the policy priorities for strengthening the basis for rapid and sustained economic growth.

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