04637oam 22011174 450 991078852420332120230829002215.01-4623-7097-71-4527-6728-91-282-44795-597866138211571-4519-1016-9(CKB)3360000000443154(EBL)3012543(SSID)ssj0001323547(PQKBManifestationID)11752688(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001323547(PQKBWorkID)11486759(PQKB)10306260(OCoLC)568151298(MiAaPQ)EBC3012543(IMF)WPIEE2006303(EXLCZ)99336000000044315420020129d2006 uf 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrAssessing Competitiveness After Conflict : The Case of the Central African Republic /Mark Lewis, Jean-Claude Nachega, Said Bakhache, Kadima KalonjiWashington, D.C. :International Monetary Fund,2006.1 online resource (25 p.)IMF Working Papers"December 2006."At head of title: African Department.1-4518-6563-5 Includes bibliographical references (p. 22-23).""Contents""; ""I. INTRODUCTION""; ""II. EXTERNAL TRADE PERFORMANCE""; ""III. EXCHANGE RATE MEASURES""; ""IV. TRANSPORT AND PRODUCTION COST MEASURES""; ""V. GOVERNANCE AND QUALITY OF INSTITUTIONS""; ""VI. CONCLUSIONS""; ""REFERENCES""This paper assesses competitiveness in the case of the Central African Republic, a postconflict country. The paper presents several conventional techniques for assessing competitiveness, namely the real exchange rate and recent trade performance. Several other measures are considered, in particular transport costs and governance measures, which may be more effective in capturing the obstacles to competitiveness posed by the poor security environment and weak institutions common to many post-conflict situations. The real exchange measure and trade measures suggest some mild erosion of competitiveness in recent years, while the other measures indicate that the competitiveness challenges faced by the Central African Republic are much deeper.IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ;No. 2006/303CompetitionCentral African RepublicForeign exchange ratesCentral African RepublicPostwar reconstructionCentral African RepublicFinance: GeneralimfForeign ExchangeimfInfrastructureimfIndustry Studies: Transportation and Utilities: GeneralimfGeneral Financial Markets: General (includes Measurement and Data)imfInvestmentimfCapitalimfIntangible CapitalimfCapacityimfMacroeconomicsimfCurrencyimfForeign exchangeimfFinanceimfTransportationimfCompetitionimfReal exchange ratesimfExchange ratesimfSaving and investmentimfCentral African RepublicCommerceCentral African RepublicEconomic conditionsCentral African RepublicEconomic policyBurkina FasoimfCompetitionForeign exchange ratesPostwar reconstructionFinance: GeneralForeign ExchangeInfrastructureIndustry Studies: Transportation and Utilities: GeneralGeneral Financial Markets: General (includes Measurement and Data)InvestmentCapitalIntangible CapitalCapacityMacroeconomicsCurrencyForeign exchangeFinanceTransportationCompetitionReal exchange ratesExchange ratesSaving and investmentLewis Mark792112Nachega Jean-Claude1462119Bakhache Said1462120Kalonji Kadima1462121International Monetary Fund.African Dept.DcWaIMFBOOK9910788524203321Assessing Competitiveness After Conflict3670963UNINA