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    Appropriate exchange rate regime in developing countries: the case of Korea

    Korea Institute for International Economic Policy, 2000
    The choice of exchange rate regime in developing countries carries critical importance to their self-protection from speculative attacks and currency crises, as well as achievement of long-term economic growth. Deep integration of developing countries to the global economy makes it difficult to keep the intermediate regime between the two polar solutions.
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    The World Bank and IMF initiate a new reform package

    Participation & Civic Engagement Group, World Bank, 2000
    The article critically examines the World Bank's and IMF's new approach to poverty alleviation and debt relief, as it is to be carried out via the Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSP) and the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PRGF).
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    Kenya: Interim Poverty Reduction Strategy 2000 - 2003

    Poverty Reduction Strategies and PRSPs, PovertyNet, World Bank, 2000
    The strategy states that the primary development goal for Kenya is to achieve a broad-based, sustainable improvement in the standards of welfare of all Kenyans. The paper stresses the role not only of Government but of the the private sector, non-governmental and community based organisations in meeting the challenge of poverty reduction.
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    Public plant breeding in an era of privatisation

    Natural Resource Perspectives, ODI, 2000
    In an era of increasing privatisation, this paper examines The possibilities and limitations associated with revenue generation through public plant breedingThe opportunities for moving the products of public plant breeding through the private sectorThe need for increased contacts with, and contributions from, private research.Paper concludes the following:Increasing th
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    Reviving the Indonesian banking sector? Indonesia's economic crisis: impact on financial and corporate sectors 1997 - 1999

    East Asian Regional Network, Global Development Network, 2000
    This article explores possible, effective interventions open to Indonesian actors, which may facilitate the revival of Indonesia's flagging banking sector.
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    Liberalising China's capital account: lessons drawn from Thailand's experience

    East Asian Regional Network, Global Development Network, 2000
    This article explores how China might choose to liberalise its capital account. The article emphasises the importance of nuanced and careful removal of capital restriction, allowing for quicker/radical removal of restrictions in some cases and slower/gradual removal in other cases.
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    Reforming Vietnam's banking system: learning from Singapore's model

    East Asian Regional Network, Global Development Network, 2000
    This study investigates the reforms that are crucial if the Vietnamese domestic banking system is to face up to new challenges and opportunities.
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    The SIMEX experience: implications for Thailand's futures exchange

    East Asian Regional Network, Global Development Network, 2000
    This article seeks to study the extent to which actors involved in planning and operationalising a futures exchange in Thailand, might seek to replicate the unprecedented success of the SIMEX future exchange market, in Singapore.Concludes:SIMEX possesses financial integrity, innovation, liquidity, efficiency, low cost, international connections, as well as a superb regulating and
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    The implications for loan/aid resumption for poverty eradication and citizens participation in Kenya: analysis and recommendations

    NGO Working Group on the World Bank, 2000
    The policy paper identifies some of the issues that should be taken into account when the Government of Kenya (GoK) resumes aid/loan relations with the IMF and World Bank (WB).
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    High-level international intergovernmental consideration of financing for development: work of the United Nations system

    Financing for Development, 1998
    This is a high-level report outlining the work of the United Nations to address financing for development. The report results from a structured inquiry carried out with the help of several partner organisations, concerning financing for development.

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