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Establishing Initial Conditions in Support of Inflation Targeting

By Mark Zelmer, Andrea Schaechter, Mark R. Stone, Alina Carare

June 1, 2002

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Mark Zelmer, Andrea Schaechter, Mark R. Stone, and Alina Carare. Establishing Initial Conditions in Support of Inflation Targeting, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2002) accessed September 19, 2024
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This paper provides some practical advice on establishing initial conditions in support of an inflation-targeting monetary framework. These conditions are divided into four areas: a mandate in support of an inflation objective and accountability for achieving this objective; macroeconomic stability; a sufficiently well-developed and stable financial system; and effective policy implementation tools. The measures taken by countries to meet these conditions are also reviewed.

Subject: Banking, Currency markets, Emerging and frontier financial markets, Exchange rates, Financial markets, Foreign exchange, Inflation, Inflation targeting, Monetary policy, Prices

Keywords: Africa, Central bank, Currency markets, Emerging and frontier financial markets, Emerging market country, Emerging market inflation targeters, Exchange rates, Inflation, Inflation outlook, Inflation target, Inflation targeters, Inflation targeting, Inflation-targeting country, Inflation-targeting framework, Inflation-targeting objective, Interest rate, Introducing inflation targeting, Monetary policy, Monetary policy framework, WP

Publication Details

  • Pages:

    39

  • Volume:

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  • DOI:

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  • Issue:

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  • Series:

    Working Paper No. 2002/102

  • Stock No:

    WPIEA1022002

  • ISBN:

    9781451852622

  • ISSN:

    1018-5941