Bhutan Development Update, April 2014

Bhutan Development Update, April 2014

After a policy-engineered slowdown in 2012, which saw GDP growth decline to 4.8 percent, the lowest since 2008, Bhutan's economy is expected to rebound to 6.5 percent this year, supported by hydropower construction and higher electricity and f...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Economic Updates and Modeling
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:	ACCESS TO SERVICES ACCOUNTING ADVERSE IMPACTS AGRICULTURE AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION ALTERNATIVE EMPLOYMENT ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENT ANNUAL GROWTH ASSET CLASSIFICATION ASSETS BALANCE OF PAYMENT BALANCE OF PAYMENTS BANK CREDIT BANK FINANCING BANKING SECTOR BANKING SYSTEM BENCHMARK BILL BORROWINGS BROAD MONEY BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY CAPITAL ADEQUACY CAPITAL FUND CASH RESERVE CASH RESERVE RATIO CENTRAL BANK COLLATERAL COMMERCIAL BANKS CONSUMER INFLATION CONSUMER PRICE INDEX CONSUMER PRICE INFLATION COOPERATIVES CORPORATE DEPOSITS CREDIT BUREAU CREDIT GROWTH CREDIT OUTSTANDING CROP LOSSES CURRENCY CURRENT ACCOUNT CURRENT ACCOUNT DEFICIT CURRENT ACCOUNT SURPLUS CURRENT EXPENDITURES CURRENT PRICES DEBT RATIOS DEBT REPAYMENT DEBT SERVICE DEBT SERVICE PAYMENTS DEBT SERVICING DEBT STOCK DEPOSIT DEPOSITS DEVELOPMENT BANK DEVELOPMENT POLICY DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY DISBURSEMENT DISBURSEMENTS DIVIDENDS DOMESTIC CAPITAL DOMESTIC CAPITAL MARKET DOMESTIC CONSUMPTION DOMESTIC DEBT DOMESTIC DEMAND DONOR RESOURCES DONOR SUPPORT EARNINGS ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC LIBERALIZATION EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES ENERGY DEMAND ENTREPRENEURSHIP ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT EXCESS LIQUIDITY EXCHANGE RATE EXPENDITURE EXPENDITURES EXPORT REVENUES EXPORTS EXTERNAL BORROWING EXTERNAL DEBT EXTERNAL FINANCING EXTREME POVERTY FAMILIES FAMILY RESPONSIBILITIES FARMERS FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FINANCIAL RESOURCES FINANCIAL SECTOR FINANCIAL SECTOR DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL STABILITY FINANCIAL SYSTEM FISCAL BALANCE FISCAL POLICIES FLEXIBLE INTEREST RATES FLOATING RATE FOOD PRICE FOOD PRICES FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT FOREIGN EXCHANGE FOREIGN EXCHANGE RESERVES FOREIGN FINANCING FULL EMPLOYMENT GDP GENDER GOVERNMENT BUDGET GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT HOLDING HOUSEHOLDS HOUSING HOUSING LOANS HUMAN RESOURCE HUMAN RESOURCES IMBALANCES IMPORT IMPORTS INCOME TAX INEQUALITIES INFLATION INFLATIONARY PRESSURES INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT INHERITANCE INTEREST RATE INTEREST RATES INTERNATIONAL RESERVES INTERNATIONAL TRANSACTIONS INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES INVESTMENT PROJECTS ISSUANCE ISSUANCE OF TREASURY BILLS JOB OPPORTUNITIES LABOR COSTS LABOR FORCE LABOR FORCE SURVEY LAND VALUES LAWS LIQUIDITY LIQUIDITY CONDITIONS LIVING STANDARDS LOAN LOAN RATES LOAN-TO-DEPOSIT RATIO LOCAL CURRENCY LOCAL ECONOMY LONG-TERM LOANS M2 MANDATES MARKET CONDITIONS MARKET INFRASTRUCTURE MARKET PRICES MIGRATION MONETARY AUTHORITY MONETARY CONDITIONS MONETARY POLICY MONETARY TRANSMISSION MULTIPLIER EFFECTS NATIONAL BANK NON-PERFORMING LOANS NONBANK FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS NONBANKS NUTRITION ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE PERSONAL LOANS PORTFOLIO POVERTY REDUCTION PRESENT VALUE PRICE FLUCTUATIONS PRIVATE SECTOR CREDIT PROFITABILITY PROVISIONING RULES PRUDENTIAL REGULATIONS PUBLIC DEBT PUBLIC FINANCE PUBLIC GOOD PUBLIC SECTOR DEBT PUBLIC SPENDING PURCHASING POWER PURCHASING POWER PARITY RAPID GROWTH REAL ESTATE REAL ESTATE LOANS REAL GDP REAL INTEREST REAL INTEREST RATES RECEIPTS REPAYMENT REPAYMENT PERIOD REPAYMENTS RESERVES RETIREMENT REVOLVING FUND SAFETY NETS SAVINGS SETTLEMENT SHORT-TERM LIQUIDITY SHORTFALLS SLOWDOWN SOCIAL SAFETY NETS SOURCE OF INCOME STRONG DEMAND SUBORDINATED DEBT SUBORDINATED DEBTS SUBSIDY POLICY SUPPLY-SIDE TAXATION TIME HORIZONS TOTAL DEPOSITS TOTAL EXPORTS TOTAL EXTERNAL DEBT TOTAL INVESTMENT TRADE AGREEMENTS TRADE BALANCE TRANCHE TRANSACTION TRANSACTION COSTS TRANSMISSION MECHANISM TRANSPARENCY TRANSPORT TREASURY UNEMPLOYMENT UNEMPLOYMENT RATE URBAN AREAS URBANIZATION VILLAGES WAGES WATER SUPPLY WEIGHTS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/04/19455214/bhutan-development-update http://hdl.handle.net/10986/18656

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/04/19455214/bhutan-development-update
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/18656