Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia: Selected Issues and Statistical Appendix
IMF Staff Country Reports, March 8, 2002
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Bibliographic details
- Published: March 8, 2002
- Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451826043.002
Overview and objectives
- Formulates a medium-term fiscal framework for the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYRM).
- Discusses tensions likely to arise in formulating policy measures.
- Reviews recent fiscal developments and the 2002 budget.
- Compares the size and structural aspects of FYRM’s public finances to those of other countries in the region.
Fiscal framework and medium-term issues
- Medium-term revenue issues are analyzed, including structural considerations for revenue administration.
- Medium-term expenditure issues are examined, with attention to expenditure composition and pressures.
- The paper highlights trade-offs and policy tensions inevitable when implementing the fiscal framework.
Uncertainties, risks, and sensitivity analysis
- Identifies uncertainties and risks underlying the fiscal framework.
- Presents sensitivity of the fiscal outlook to selected uncertainties and risks.
Comparative analysis
- Compares size and structural aspects of FYRM’s public finances with those of other countries in the region.
Subjects and keywords
- Subjects: Banking, Commercial banks, Credit, Expenditure, Financial institutions, Money, Public debt, Revenue administration
- Keywords: bank, banking system, Commercial banks, CR, Credit, enterprise, expenditure factor, expenditure issue, expenditure side, expenditure-reducing measure, FDI level, GDP, GDP growth assumption, index lending, ISCR, lending behavior, Non-security expenditure, percentage points of GDP relative
International Monetary Fund. "Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia: Selected Issues and Statistical Appendix", IMF Staff Country Reports 2002, 048 (2002), March 8, 2002.
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- Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia: Selected Issues and Statistical Appendix - ISCR/02/48