IMF Staff Country Reports

Kyrgyz Republic: Selected Issues and Statistical Appendix

Publication Date:

October 30, 2000

Electronic Access:

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Summary:

The paper describes recent macroeconomic and financial developments and highlights a number of important medium- and longer-term policy issues. Empirical estimates of potential output growth for the Kyrgyz economy based on a number of different methodologies are presented. Competitiveness and trade policy, social policy issues, namely poverty alleviation and pension reform, are also taken up for discussion. Developments in the banking system since 1998 are described. Fiscal issues are discussed and also statistical data on economic indices are presented.

Series:

Country Report No. 2000/131

Subject:

Banking Commercial banks Expenditure Financial institutions Labor Pension spending Pensions Poverty Wages