Abdul Mr Abiad: 2 books

Growth in the Central and Eastern European Countries of the European Union

by Abdul Mr. Abiad, Ashoka Mr. Mody, Susan Ms. Schadler
Language: English
Release Date: January 3, 2007

The central challenges facing the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia, and Slovenia as they work to catch up to advanced European Union (EU) income levels are discussed in this new book. Focusing on the region’s growth performance, and outlining two growth scenarios...

Primary Surpluses and sustainable Debt Levels in Emerging Market Countries

by Jonathan Mr. Ostry, Abdul Mr. Abiad
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2005

This paper aims to put some constraints on the way primary surpluses are projected when making assessments of public debt sustainability. Projections should be tied either to the country's historical track record in generating surpluses-if the institutional and other factors accounting for this track...