Jordan: Strategy for Adjustment and Growth

Occasional Papers, May 20, 1996

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Bibliographic details

• Authors: Ahsan S. Mansur, Edouard Maciejewski
• Published: May 20, 1996
• Series: Occasional Papers
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781557755582.084

Overview and purpose

• Authors: Ahsan S. Mansur, Edouard Maciejewski
• Publication date: May 20, 1996
• Format: Occasional Paper No. 1996/002, Issue: 002
• Pages: 80
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781557755582.084
• ISBN: 9781557755582
• ISSN: 0251-6365
• Stock No: S136EA0000000
• Volume: 1996

Scope and main themes

• 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.
• It 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
  • the dynamics of the public debt and its sustainability

Key findings (as stated)

• Jordan achieved major progress in macroeconomic stabilization.
• Jordan has undergone transformation of its economic structure.
• Structural reforms in public finance, the financial system, and the trade and exchange regime are central to growth dynamics.
• External debt-management strategy and public debt dynamics are critical for sustainability.

Subjects and keywords

• Subject: Commercial banks, Financial institutions, Fiscal policy, Fiscal stance, National accounts, Private investment, Public debt, Tariffs, Taxes
• Keywords: Commercial banks, debt service, Eastern Europe, external debt-management strategy, factors underpinning growth, financing constraint, Fiscal stance, Jordan, Jordan dinar, lending program, Middle East, OP, Private investment, Tariffs

Access and related notes

• The paper is part of the IMF Occasional Papers series and is available via the IMF eLibrary.
• Citation example (Chicago): Ahsan S. Mansur, and Edouard Maciejewski. Jordan: Strategy for Adjustment and Growth, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 1996) accessed 9/17/2026, https://doi.org/10.5089/9781557755582.084

Source: Jordan: Strategy for Adjustment and Growth, Occasional Paper No. 1996/002, International Monetary Fund