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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...

Main Developments in the World Economy »
Source: International Monetary Fund Annual Report 1996
Series: Annual Report of the Executive Board
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 18 September 1996
ISBN: 9781557755940
Keywords: inflation, current account, central bank, monetary policy, balance of payments
World economic growth moderated slightly in 1995, to 3½ percent—marginally below its long-term trend rate, but above growth rates during the 1990–93 global slowdown (Chart 1). The minor change in global aver...

Article IV Consultations »
Source: International Monetary Fund Annual Report 1996
Series: Annual Report of the Executive Board
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 18 September 1996
ISBN: 9781557755940
Keywords: inflation, current account, central bank, monetary policy, balance of payments
Under Article IV of the Articles of Agreement, the Fund holds bilateral discussions with members, usually every year. A staff team visits the country, collects economic and financial information, and discuss...

World Economic Outlook »
Source: International Monetary Fund Annual Report 1996
Series: Annual Report of the Executive Board
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 18 September 1996
ISBN: 9781557755940
Keywords: inflation, current account, central bank, monetary policy, balance of payments
The Board’s biannual reviews of the World Economic Outlook are an integral part of the Fund’s ongoing surveillance of economic developments and policies in its member countries and of the global economic sys...

Chapter V.1 Environment »
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. THE CURRENT SITUATION The magnitude of environmental problems in the USSR cannot be estimated with precision: the information is partial and in some cases it has been distorted be...

Chapter V.3 Transport »
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 The transportation system is a vital part of any economy, but it is particularly important in the USSR, which covers one-sixth of the world’s land surface. No less th...

Part VII Bibliography »
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
Bibliography BOOKS AND MONOGRAPHS Academy of Sciences of the USSR, Institute for Economics and Forecast...

Chapter II.3 The New Reform Effort »
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. THE REFORM DEBATE The deterioration of Soviet economic performance during the late 1980s, continuing at an accelerating rate into 1990, pointed clearly to the inadequacies of the...

Chapter III.4 The Exchange and Trade Systems »
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 AND OUTLOOK 1 The exchange and trade system has continued to be largely shaped by central planning. Most trade and capi...

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 Few, if any, countries offer as potentially attractive opportunities for large-scale foreign direct investment as the USSR: a vast internal market; a critical need fo...