## 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

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### 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*

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