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Record Nr.

UNINA9910788229903321

Autore

Vitek Francis

Titolo

An Assessment of External Price Competitiveness for Mozambique / / Francis Vitek

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C. : , : International Monetary Fund, , 2009

ISBN

1-4623-0027-8

1-4527-5813-1

1-4518-7312-3

1-282-84378-8

9786612843785

Descrizione fisica

20 p. : ill

Collana

IMF Working Papers

Soggetti

Competition - Mozambique

Prices - Mozambique

Exports and Imports

Foreign Exchange

Globalization

Current Account Adjustment

Short-term Capital Movements

Globalization: General

Currency

Foreign exchange

International economics

Real effective exchange rates

Current account balance

Nominal effective exchange rate

Real exchange rates

Global competitiveness

Balance of payments

Mozambique Economic conditions

Mozambique, Republic of

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"August 2009."



Sommario/riassunto

This paper conducts an assessment of external price competitiveness for Mozambique. A variety of indicators suggest that Mozambique has recently lost external price competitiveness with respect to its major trading partners. Consistent with these indicators, an exchange rate assessment indicates that the metical is overvalued by 26 to 41 percent in real effective terms. If sustained, an overvaluation of this magnitude has the potential to retard economic growth and jeopardize external stability, calling for an adjustment of monetary policy to gradually restore external price competitiveness.