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International Reserve Adequacy in Central America

Countries’ absolute and relative international reserves adequacy has recently attracted considerable attention. The analysis has however concentrated on the largest and most advanced economies. We apply various methodologies for assessing reserve adequacy in Central America, taking into account the...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Magnusson Bernard, Kristin
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. International Monetary Fund 2011
Series:IMF Working Papers
Subjects:
Financial Markets
Currency
Financial Services Industry
Current Account Adjustment
Open Economy Macroeconomics
Short-term Capital Movements
Central Banks
Exchange Rate Flexibility
Finance: General
External Debt
International Reserves
Reserve Positions
Banking
Foreign Exchange Reserves
International Lending And Debt Problems
Emerging And Frontier Financial Markets
Monetary Policy
Finance
Banks And Banking
Exports And Imports
Debts, External
Foreign Exchange
General Financial Markets: General (includes Measurement And Data)
International Finance Forecasting And Simulation
International Economics
Reserves Accumulation
Costa Rica
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Collection: International Monetary Fund - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:Countries’ absolute and relative international reserves adequacy has recently attracted considerable attention. The analysis has however concentrated on the largest and most advanced economies. We apply various methodologies for assessing reserve adequacy in Central America, taking into account the region’s high degree of deposit dollarization. We find that reserve cover is low both in an absolute and relative sense, suggesting further reserve accumulation is an important policy option for reducing vulnerabilities
Physical Description:27 pages
ISBN:9781455268443

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