04691oam 22011414 450 991081382030332120200520144314.01-4623-7097-71-4527-6728-91-282-44795-597866138211571-4519-1016-9(CKB)3360000000443154(EBL)3012543(SSID)ssj0001323547(PQKBManifestationID)11752688(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001323547(PQKBWorkID)11486759(PQKB)10306260(OCoLC)568151298(IMF)WPIEE2006303(MiAaPQ)EBC3012543(IMF)WPIEA2006303(EXLCZ)99336000000044315420020129d2006 uf 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrAssessing Competitiveness After Conflict : The Case of the Central African Republic /Mark Lewis, Jean-Claude Nachega, Said Bakhache, Kadima Kalonji1st ed.Washington, 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 RepublicCapacityimfCapitalimfCompetitionimfCurrencyimfExchange ratesimfFinanceimfFinance: GeneralimfForeign ExchangeimfForeign exchangeimfGeneral Financial Markets: General (includes Measurement and Data)imfIndustry Studies: Transportation and Utilities: GeneralimfInfrastructureimfIntangible CapitalimfInvestmentimfMacroeconomicsimfReal exchange ratesimfSaving and investmentimfTransportationimfCentral African RepublicCommerceCentral African RepublicEconomic conditionsCentral African RepublicEconomic policyBurkina FasoimfCompetitionForeign exchange ratesPostwar reconstructionCapacityCapitalCompetitionCurrencyExchange ratesFinanceFinance: GeneralForeign ExchangeForeign exchangeGeneral Financial Markets: General (includes Measurement and Data)Industry Studies: Transportation and Utilities: GeneralInfrastructureIntangible CapitalInvestmentMacroeconomicsReal exchange ratesSaving and investmentTransportationLewis Mark792112Bakhache Said1769476Kalonji Kadima1769477Nachega Jean-Claude1601270International Monetary Fund.African Dept.DcWaIMFBOOK9910813820303321Assessing Competitiveness After Conflict4240512UNINA