Weathering the Storm So Far : The Impact of the 2003-05 Oil Shock on Low-Income Countries /

This paper examines the impact of the 2003-05 oil price increase on the balance of payments positions and IMF financing needs of low-income country oil importers. It finds that stronger exports reflecting favorable global conditions, a compression of oil import volumes due to the pass-through of wor...

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1. Verfasser: Tadesse, Helaway
Weitere Verfasser: John, James, Lewis, Mark, Zeuner, Jorg
Format: Zeitschrift
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2006.
Schriftenreihe:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2006/171
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