Chile : Staff Report for the 2001 Article IV Consultation.
Chile's economic performance was very strong during most of the 1990s, but the country suffered a recession in 1998-99. In early 1998, Chile faced a widening external current account deficit-resulting from surging domestic demand and a large drop in copper export prices-which together with turb...
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| Format: | Journal |
| Language: | English |
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Washington, D.C. :
International Monetary Fund,
2001.
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| Series: | IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ;
No. 2001/116 |
| Online Access: | Full text available on IMF |
| Summary: | Chile's economic performance was very strong during most of the 1990s, but the country suffered a recession in 1998-99. In early 1998, Chile faced a widening external current account deficit-resulting from surging domestic demand and a large drop in copper export prices-which together with turbulence in world financial markets weakened investor confidence and put downward pressure on the currency. Chile has maintained a very open trade regime and has continued with the unilateral phased reduction of its uniform external tariff rate. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (57 pages) |
| Format: | Mode of access: Internet |
| ISSN: | 1934-7685 |
| Access: | Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students |