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Books and Analytical Papers > IMF Staff Country Reports

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Togo: Questions Générales
International Monetary Fund. African Dept.
Questions Générales
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Questions Générales
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Togo: Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund. African Dept.
This Selected Issues paper analyzes Togo’s growth over the past two decades to provide a better understanding of the past and of the medium-term growth outlook. First, it describes historical growth using a narrative approach, identifying five distinct periods based on key growth drivers and growth outcomes. Second, the paper uses growth accounting to identify the historical drivers of growth from a production function perspective. It then estimates the path of historical (unobserved) potential gross domestic product using various statistical tools. All these analyses suggest that in a context of limited fiscal space, reaching growth of 5–6 percent per year over the medium term is possible but will require determined implementation of reforms to spur productivity and private investment. Togo's commitment to further enhance infrastructure investment and public enterprise service provision is most welcome and should continue. By maintaining a focus on efficiency, transparency, and inclusivity, Togo can lay the foundation for a prosperous future.
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IMF staff calculation; climate trend; cash transfer; education outcome; infrastructure investment; health sector metrics; Public investment spending; Climate change; Private investment; Global; West Africa; Sub-Saharan Africa; Africa
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Vanuatu: Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund. Asia and Pacific Dept
This Selected Issues paper discusses sea-level rise impacts and adaptation in Vanuatu. Sea-level will continue to increase during this century directly caused by global warming and melting of terrestrial ice. While Vanuatu cannot control global sea-level, it can manage how it affects the country by adapting. Staff analysis estimates the cost of sea-level rise under alternative adaptation strategies: (1) no-adaptation; (2) protection; and (3) planned retreat. Such analysis can help the government to identify trade-offs between efficiency and equity, and choose according to the preferences of the population, consistent with public finance objectives. Preliminary results show that complete protection of coastal areas in Vanuatu is costly while planned retreat from the coastline is the least-cost adaptation response. However, given the mountainous nature of the islands, only small areas of the main population centers of Port Vila and Luganville are at risk of being permanently inundated even with very high sea level rise.
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summary statistics; sea-level rise; surface temperature; adaptation in Vanuatu; Vanuatu with CIAM; Climate change; Environmental policy; Natural disasters; Global
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Iceland: Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund. European Dept.
Selected Issues
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ISCR; CR; OOH cost; Iceland fish catch; CPIXH inflation; Iceland fishing quota holder; inflation index; CPI inflation; benchmark index; Agroindustries; Inflation; Inflation targeting; Consumer price indexes; Housing prices; Global; Australia and New Zealand
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Denmark: Detailed Assessment of Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism
International Monetary Fund
This paper discusses key findings of the Detailed Assessment of Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) for Denmark. It describes and analyzes AML/CFT measures in place in Denmark, and provides recommendations on how certain aspects of the system could be strengthened. It also sets out Denmark’s levels of compliance with the Financial Action Task Force Forty (FATF) 40+9 Recommendations. The assessment reveals that Denmark has a solid AML/CFT framework, recently updated with a new AML/CFT law that should provide a sound basis for an effective AML/CFT regime.
Keywords:
ISCR; CR; business organization; beneficial owner; holding company; criminal code; parent company; member state; Anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT); Terrorism financing; Money laundering; Legal support in revenue administration; Europe
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Uganda: Selected Issues and Statistical Appendix
International Monetary Fund
This Selected Issues paper and Statistical Appendix analyzes poverty and social development in Uganda. The paper reviews recent poverty and inequality trends, examines how poor people are coping with risk and vulnerability, analyzes the relationship between economic growth, structural reform and poverty, and describes the government policies in these areas. The paper also provides a brief overview of major institutional developments in Uganda’s financial sector since 1993 with regard to the legal, accounting, and general regulatory framework in which financial institutions operate.
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ISCR; CR; public enterprise; Uganda; export; bank; net; net subsidy; subsidies to PEs; PEs net; fiscal year; equity support; Commercial banks; Exports; East Africa; Southern Africa; Africa