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Record Nr.

UNINA9910462483403321

Titolo

Central America, Panama and the Dominican Republic [[electronic resource] ] : challenges following the 2008-09 global crisis  / / editors, Marco Piñón ...[et. al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : International Monetary Fund, c2012

ISBN

1-4755-4381-6

1-4755-7201-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (462 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

PiñonMarco

Soggetti

Global Financial Crisis, 2008-2009

Electronic books.

Central America Economic conditions

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Structural Reforms; Fiscal Policy; Monetary Policy and Bank Supervision; Foreword; Overview; Abbreviations; Part I: Central America, Panama, And The Dominican Republic Before And During The Global Financial Crisis; 1 External Linkages and Economic Integration as of 2009; 2 The 2008-09 Global Crisis: Impact, Policy Responses, and the Role of the IMF; Part II Policy Challenges: A View From 2011; 3 The Challenge of Boosting Growth; 4 A Framework for Assessing the Level of Public Debt; 5 The Fiscal Position: Prospects and Options for Adjustment

6 Monetary Policy Frameworks7 Official Dollarization in El Salvador as an Alternative Monetary Framework; 8 The Effectiveness of Monetary Policy; 9 Financial Supervision and Macroprudential Policies; Contributors; Index; External Linkages and Economic Integration as of 2009; Footnotes; The 2008-09 Global Crisis: Impact, Policy Responses, and the Role of the IMF; The Challenge of Boosting Growth; A Framework for Assessing the Level of Public Debt; The Fiscal Position: Prospects and Options for Adjustment; Monetary Policy Frameworks

Official Dollarization in El Salvador as an Alternative Monetary FrameworkThe Effectiveness of Monetary Policy; Financial Supervision and Macroprudential Policies



Sommario/riassunto

Central America, Panama, and the Dominican Republic coped well with the global financial crisis of 2008-09. The impact was generally less severe and shorter lived than in previous episodes, the balance of payments adjustment was orderly, and the stability of the financial system was not compromised. This resilience can be attributed to a large extent to the strengthening of the fiscal frameworks, monetary management, and financial reforms conducted in the years preceding the global crisis. Nevertheless, the region faces considerable challenges for the period ahead, including the need to raise