Azerbaijan: Recent Economic Developments and Selected Issues

International Monetary Fund

No 2000/121, IMF Staff Country Reports from International Monetary Fund

Abstract: From the discussions, the paper reveals the vulnerability of the Azerbaijan banking system to conventional risk factors. Despite a stable macroeconomic environment and high margins of intermediation, the profitability of the banking system is on the decline. There has been an increase in the unemployment rate, maternal mortality rates, drop-out rates, and widespread use of unofficial user charges. The role of fiscal and monetary policies in response to an oil boom should be to facilitate a smooth transfer of resources from the non-oil traded sector.

Keywords: ISCR; CR; government; wage; Azerbaijan; return on equity; exchange rate; central bank; reform program; country authorities; project spending; broad money; Commercial banks; Oil; Oil sector; gas and mining taxes; Middle East; North Africa; East Africa (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 75
Date: 2000-09-29
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