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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...
VII Capital Flows and External Debt »
Source: Economic Reforms in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan
Series: Occasional Papers
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 31 August 1999
ISBN: 9781557758255
Keywords: inflation, central bank, monetary fund, banking, monetary policy
Table 7.1 and Figure 7.1). The growth in debt started from a nonexistent base; all of the Central Asian states had effectively accepted the “zero option” following independence, under which Russ...
FDI and the Investment Climate in the CIS Countries »
Source: FDI and the Investment Climate in the CIS Countries
Volume/Issue: 2003/5
Series: IMF Policy Discussion Papers
Author(s): Clinton Shiells
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 November 2003
ISBN: 9781451972849
Keywords: Former Soviet Union, Montenegro, Transition economies, Investment climate, FDI, Regional issues, investment, capital flows, direct investment,
In view of disappointing levels of inward foreign direct investment (FDI), this paper examines capital flows into the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) countries and investigates the main impediments to a mo...
Why Does Fdi Go Where it Goes? New Evidence From the Transition Economies »
Source: Why Does Fdi Go Where it Goes? New Evidence From the Transition Economies
Volume/Issue: 2003/228
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s): Yuko Kinoshita , and Nauro Campos
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 November 2003
ISBN: 9781451875461
Keywords: fdi, market size, foreign investors, host country, Multiple or Simultaneous Equation Models: Models with Panel Data, Socialist Systems and Transitional Economies: Performance and Prospects,
This paper examines the importance of agglomeration economies and institutions vis-a-vis initial conditions and factor endowments in explaining the locational choice of foreign investors. Using a unique panel data...
IV Debt–and Non-Debt-Creating Capital Flows »
Source: Macroeconomic Developments in the Baltics, Russia, and Other Countries of the Former Soviet Union, 1992-97
Series: Occasional Papers
Author(s): Luis Valdivieso
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 06 January 1999
ISBN: 9781557757807
Keywords: inflation, exchange rate, current account, exchange rates, external debt
Table 11). The evolution of the external debt burden reflects differences in the size and composition of the financing of the current account imbalances across countries which, in turn, is close...
III The Current Account, Growth, and Competitiveness »
Source: Macroeconomic Developments in the Baltics, Russia, and Other Countries of the Former Soviet Union, 1992-97
Series: Occasional Papers
Author(s): Luis Valdivieso
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 06 January 1999
ISBN: 9781557757807
Keywords: inflation, exchange rate, current account, exchange rates, external debt
Table 8). The factors underlying the evolution of these deficits have differed markedly across countries. Among the advanced and intermediate reformers, the rising investment needs associated wi...
Chapter IV.4 Foreign Direct Investment »
Source: A Study of the Soviet Economy. 3-volume set : 3-Volume Set
Series: Books
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 15 December 1991
ISBN: 9789264134683
Keywords: prices, payments, credit, interest, wage
1. INTRODUCTION...
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...
Caucasus and Central Asia Capital Inflows: A Mixed Blessing? »
Source: IMF Survey, Volume 36 Issue 09
Volume/Issue: 36/9
Series: IMF Survey
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. External Relations Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 31 May 2007
ISBN: 9781451938432
Keywords: survey, internet, news
IEO on IMF exchange rate advice; GFSR: financial system risks and issues for regulators; good times in Belgium; Africa's oil exporters; outlook for Middle East and Central Asia; Caucasus and Central Asia:capital fl...
Current Account and Precautionary Savings for Exporters of Exhaustible Resources1 »
Source: Current Account and Precautionary Savings for Exporters of Exhaustible Resources
Volume/Issue: 2009/33
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s): Rudolfs Bems , and Irineu de Carvalho Filho
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 February 2009
ISBN: 9781451871807
Keywords: resources, current account balance, current account balances, current account surpluses
Exporters of exhaustible resources have historically exhibited higher income volatility than other economies, suggesting a heightened role for precautionary savings. This paper uses a parameterized small open econo...