Kosovo--Institutions & Policies for Reconstruction & Growth

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Kosovo
Institutions and Policies for Reconstruction and Growth
Dimitri G. Demekas, Johannes Herderschee, and Davina F. Jacobs

© 2002 International Monetary Fund
April 11, 2002
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Contents


Preface

Acronyms

  1. Overview

  2. Political and Institutional Developments Since the End
    of the Conflict

  3. Recent Economic Trends and Policies
    Production, Income, and Poverty
    Public Finances
    The Financial Sector

  4. Policy Priorities for the Near Term
    Fiscal Sustainability
    Financial Sector Deepening
    Private Sector Development
    Good Governance

  5. Concluding Observations

Boxes

    1. The New Constitutional Framework
    2. Budgetary Structure
    3. Chronology of Developments in the Insurance Sector
    4. The Proposed Privatization Plan

Figures

    1. Kosovo and Bosnia and Herzegovina, Unrequited Transfers
    2. Medium-Term Projections of Expenditure
    3. International Comparison of Current Expenditure

Tables

    1. Sectoral Investment Flows
    2. GDP and National Income
    3. Balance of Payments
    4. Consolidated Budget
    5. Overall Fiscal Position
    6. Commercial Bank Balance Sheet
    7. International Comparison of Government Expenditures

Appendices

      I. The Joint Interim Administrative Structure (JIAS)
     II. Estimates of GDP and Balance of Payments
    III. The Tax System and Future Plans