Occasional Papers

Jordan: Strategy for Adjustment and Growth

Author/Editor:

Ahsan S. Mansur ; Edouard Maciejewski

Publication Date:

May 20, 1996

Summary:

The paper analyzes the major progress Jordan has made in recent years in macroeconomic stabilization and the transformation of its economic structure. It discusses recent economic developments, macroeconomic policies, and structural reforms and examines the factors underpinning growth, including structural reforms in key areas such as public finance, the financial system, the trade and exchange regime, Jordan's external debt-management strategy, and the dynamics of the public debt and its sustainability.

Series:

Occasional Paper No. 1996/002

Subject:

Commercial banks Financial institutions Fiscal policy Fiscal stance National accounts Private investment Public debt Tariffs Taxes