Seychelles : 2008 Article IV Consultation and Request for a Stand-By Arrangement; Staff Report; Staff Supplement; Public Information Notice and Press Release on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for Seychelles.

This paper presents Seychelles' 2008 Article IV Consultation and Request for a Stand-By Arrangement. Large macroeconomic imbalances and vulnerabilities resulting from longstanding unsustainable macroeconomic policies, combined with recent external shocks, culminated in mid-2008 with the near-ex...

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Körperschaft: International Monetary Fund
Format: Zeitschrift
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2008.
Schriftenreihe:IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2008/365
Online Zugang:Full text available on IMF
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