Cyprus Background Paper

This paper provides background information to the report for the 1995 Article IV Consultation with Cyprus. It reviews developments in the real, fiscal, monetary, and external sectors during the 1990s. The effects of wage indexation when the economy faces an adverse terms-of-trade shock in the contex...

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Corporate Author: International Monetary Fund
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. International Monetary Fund 1996
Series:IMF Staff Country Reports
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Collection: International Monetary Fund - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:This paper provides background information to the report for the 1995 Article IV Consultation with Cyprus. It reviews developments in the real, fiscal, monetary, and external sectors during the 1990s. The effects of wage indexation when the economy faces an adverse terms-of-trade shock in the context of the IMF staff’s medium-term projections are illustrated. The paper analyzes the fiscal effects of financial liberalization by estimating government revenues from financial repression and seignior age, and summarizes other countries’ experiences with financial liberalization and their implications for Cyprus
Physical Description:132 pages
ISBN:9781451809787