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Regional Economic Outlook, May 2018, Europe
Managing the Upswing in Uncertain Times
The Spring EUR REO projects the economic outlook for the region for the next six months.

How Russia Affects the Neighborhood - Trade, Financial, and Remittance Channels »
Source: How Russia Affects the Neighborhood - Trade, Financial, and Remittance Channels
Volume/Issue: 2009/277
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s): Jaime Espinosa-Bowen , Nadeem Ilahi , and Fahad Alturki
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 December 2009
ISBN: 9781451874228
Keywords: business cycle, growth linkages, Russia, Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), regional linkages, decoupling, divergence, convergence, and trade, gdp growth
We test the extent to which growth in the 11 CIS countries (excluding Russia) was associated with developments in Russia, overall, as well as through the trade, financial and remittance channels over the last decad...

Current Account and External Sustainability in the Baltics, Russia, and Other Countries of the Former Soviet Union »
Series: Occasional Papers
Author(s): Donal McGettigan
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 29 February 2000
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781557758262.084
ISBN: 9781557758262
Keywords: current account, debt, debt service, external debt, deficits
Large current account imbalances have been recorded in the Baltics, Russia, and other countries of the former Soviet Union since their independence. Are these current account positions sustainable, reflecting the s...

Annual Report on Exchange Arrangements and Exchange Restrictions 2015 »
Series: Annual Report on Exchange Arrangements and Exchange Restrictions
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. Monetary and Capital Markets Department
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 October 2015
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781513528793.012
ISBN: 9781513528793
Keywords: exchange, foreign exchange, exchange rate, currency, market
This is the 66th issue of the AREAER, which provides comprehensive descriptions of the foreign exchange arrangements, exchange and trade systems, and capital controls of all IMF member countries. It describes each...

Capital Inflows in the Baltic Countries, Russia, and Other Countries of the Former Soviet Union »
Source: Capital Inflows in the Baltic Countries, Russia, and Other Countries of the Former Soviet Union : Monetary and Prudential Issues
Volume/Issue: 1996/22
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s): Alain Ize
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 February 1996
ISBN: 9781451921243
Keywords: inflation, central bank, monetary policy, money supply, foreign exchange
Significant capital inflows were observed during the first half of 1995 in a number of FSU countries. This paper reviews the recent experience of those countries with significant inflows, examines policy responses...

III Indicators of Current Account Sustainability »
Source: Current Account and External Sustainability in the Baltics, Russia, and Other Countries of the Former Soviet Union
Series: Occasional Papers
Author(s): Donal McGettigan
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 29 February 2000
ISBN: 9781557758262
Keywords: current account, debt, debt service, external debt, deficits
Previous studies have investigated the potential usefulness of current account or, more broadly, external sustainability indicators. Recent papers that examine the effectiveness of a variety of...

II Current Account Developments »
Source: Current Account and External Sustainability in the Baltics, Russia, and Other Countries of the Former Soviet Union
Series: Occasional Papers
Author(s): Donal McGettigan
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 29 February 2000
ISBN: 9781557758262
Keywords: current account, debt, debt service, external debt, deficits
Current account developments in the Baltics, Russia, and other countries of the former Soviet Union since independence are covered comprehensively in Kapur and van der Mensbrugghe (1997)....

III. Balance of Payments Developments »
Source: The Russian Federation in Transition : External Developments
Series: Occasional Papers
Author(s): Benedicte Christensen
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 15 December 1994
ISBN: 9781557753717
Keywords: balance of payments, external debt, world market, terms of trade, debt-service obligations
Table 1). The balance on goods and nonfactor services reflects, by definition, the difference between gross national savings and investment. Although there are estimates of this balance in relat...

Asset Prices and Current Account Fluctuations in G-7 Economies »
Source: IMF Staff Papers, Volume 56, No. 3
Volume: 56
Series: IMF Staff Papers
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. Research Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 31 July 2009
ISBN: 9781589068209
Keywords: trade openness, trade liberalization, import duties, transition economies, trade barriers
Studies of the impact of trade openness on growth are based either on crosscountry analysis—which lacks transparency—or case studies—which lack statistical rigor. This paper applies a transpare...

Net Capital Flows, Financial Integration, and International Reserve Holdings: The Recent Experience of Emerging Markets and Advanced Economies »
Source: IMF Staff Papers, Volume 56, No. 3
Volume: 56
Series: IMF Staff Papers
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. Research Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 31 July 2009
ISBN: 9781589068209
Keywords: trade openness, trade liberalization, import duties, transition economies, trade barriers
Studies of the impact of trade openness on growth are based either on crosscountry analysis—which lacks transparency—or case studies—which lack statistical rigor. This paper applies a transpare...

Special Section: Current Account Sustainability in Major Advanced Economies »
Source: IMF Staff Papers, Volume 56, No. 3
Volume: 56
Series: IMF Staff Papers
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. Research Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 31 July 2009
ISBN: 9781589068209
Keywords: trade openness, trade liberalization, import duties, transition economies, trade barriers
Studies of the impact of trade openness on growth are based either on crosscountry analysis—which lacks transparency—or case studies—which lack statistical rigor. This paper applies a transpare...