Burundi: Selected Issues and Statistical Appendix
Burundi: Selected Issues and Statistical Appendix

Author: International Monetary Fund

Publisher: International Monetary Fund

Published: 2004-02-17

Total Pages: 85

ISBN-13: 1451802862

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The strategy underlying the Arusha agreement envisaged a three-year transition period, involving further national reconciliation steps, implementation of lasting power-sharing arrangements, and initiation of national reconstruction. To overcome poverty, Burundi should diversify its economy and establish new sources of economic growth. The increasing regional integration will also help to accelerate economic growth. The parallel market in Burundi is still sizable, and the exchange rate differential remains a source of financial distortion. The statistical data of economic indices of Burundi are presented in this paper.

Mauritius: Selected Issues and Statistical Appendix
Mauritius: Selected Issues and Statistical Appendix

Author: International Monetary Fund

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Published: 2005-08-09

Total Pages: 147

ISBN-13: 9781451827804

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This Selected Issues paper and Statistical Appendix provide background information and analytical support for key policy issues discussed in the 2004 Article IV Consultation discussions with Mauritius. The impact of the erosion of trade preferences on exports, growth, and employment is assessed under two scenarios-a moderate and an extreme scenario. To quantify the adverse impact of trade liberalization, the paper estimates various elasticities of GDP growth to exports, and unemployment to growth. The paper also analyzes the labor market institutions and low-skilled employment in Mauritius.

Mauritius
Mauritius

Author: International Monetary Fund

Publisher: International Monetary Fund

Published: 2008-07-21

Total Pages: 43

ISBN-13: 1451827857

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This Selected Issues paper assesses the external competitiveness of Mauritius over the period 1980–2007, with particular attention to the most recent years. The paper estimates the equilibrium real exchange rate using the macroeconomic balance approach, the single-equation equilibrium exchange rate approach, and the capital-enhanced equilibrium exchange rate approach. A wealth of structural competitiveness indicators are also analyzed. The findings indicate that the real exchange rate at the end of 2007 was broadly in line with its equilibrium value.