Policy Challenges for Emerging and Developing Economies : Lessons from the Past Decade

The 2009 global recession demonstrated, once again, the importance of crisis prevention as well as the critical need for preserving policy room so that emerging market and developing economies (EMDEs) can act when their economies are hit by shocks....

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Main Author: Ruch, Franz Ulrich
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2020
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/249291584025972023/Policy-Challenges-for-Emerging-and-Developing-Economies-Lessons-from-the-Past-Decade
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spelling okr-10986-334402022-09-20T00:13:02Z Policy Challenges for Emerging and Developing Economies : Lessons from the Past Decade Ruch, Franz Ulrich MACROECONOMIC POLICY FISCAL POLICY MONETARY POLICY STRUCTURAL REFORM POTENTIAL GROWTH ECONOMIC GROWTH GOVERNANCE EMERGING MARKET ECONOMIES BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT INVESTMENT CLIMATE The 2009 global recession demonstrated, once again, the importance of crisis prevention as well as the critical need for preserving policy room so that emerging market and developing economies (EMDEs) can act when their economies are hit by shocks. And now, with the global growth outlook still weak and vulnerabilities rising, these lessons underscore the need for comprehensive policies to improve EMDEs' resilience to shocks and lift long-term growth prospects. On the macroeconomic front, priorities include shoring up fiscal positions, keeping adequate foreign reserves, and strengthening policy frameworks. Financial sector policies to adapt to a changing global financial environment include strengthening home-host supervisor coordination and establishing prudential authorities with the appropriate tools and mandates to mitigate systemic risks. Structural policy priorities include investment in human capital and infrastructure to offset the decline in potential growth that is expected to continue over the next decade. Renewed reform momentum is needed to create the environment that generates private sector-led, productivity-driven growth supported by measures to improve governance and business climates. 2020-03-19T14:46:09Z 2020-03-19T14:46:09Z 2020-03 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/249291584025972023/Policy-Challenges-for-Emerging-and-Developing-Economies-Lessons-from-the-Past-Decade http://hdl.handle.net/10986/33440 English Policy Research Working Paper;No. 9180 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper
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topic MACROECONOMIC POLICY
FISCAL POLICY
MONETARY POLICY
STRUCTURAL REFORM
POTENTIAL GROWTH
ECONOMIC GROWTH
GOVERNANCE
EMERGING MARKET ECONOMIES
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
INVESTMENT CLIMATE
spellingShingle MACROECONOMIC POLICY
FISCAL POLICY
MONETARY POLICY
STRUCTURAL REFORM
POTENTIAL GROWTH
ECONOMIC GROWTH
GOVERNANCE
EMERGING MARKET ECONOMIES
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
INVESTMENT CLIMATE
Ruch, Franz Ulrich
Policy Challenges for Emerging and Developing Economies : Lessons from the Past Decade
relation Policy Research Working Paper;No. 9180
description The 2009 global recession demonstrated, once again, the importance of crisis prevention as well as the critical need for preserving policy room so that emerging market and developing economies (EMDEs) can act when their economies are hit by shocks. And now, with the global growth outlook still weak and vulnerabilities rising, these lessons underscore the need for comprehensive policies to improve EMDEs' resilience to shocks and lift long-term growth prospects. On the macroeconomic front, priorities include shoring up fiscal positions, keeping adequate foreign reserves, and strengthening policy frameworks. Financial sector policies to adapt to a changing global financial environment include strengthening home-host supervisor coordination and establishing prudential authorities with the appropriate tools and mandates to mitigate systemic risks. Structural policy priorities include investment in human capital and infrastructure to offset the decline in potential growth that is expected to continue over the next decade. Renewed reform momentum is needed to create the environment that generates private sector-led, productivity-driven growth supported by measures to improve governance and business climates.
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author Ruch, Franz Ulrich
author_facet Ruch, Franz Ulrich
author_sort Ruch, Franz Ulrich
title Policy Challenges for Emerging and Developing Economies : Lessons from the Past Decade
title_short Policy Challenges for Emerging and Developing Economies : Lessons from the Past Decade
title_full Policy Challenges for Emerging and Developing Economies : Lessons from the Past Decade
title_fullStr Policy Challenges for Emerging and Developing Economies : Lessons from the Past Decade
title_full_unstemmed Policy Challenges for Emerging and Developing Economies : Lessons from the Past Decade
title_sort policy challenges for emerging and developing economies : lessons from the past decade
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2020
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/249291584025972023/Policy-Challenges-for-Emerging-and-Developing-Economies-Lessons-from-the-Past-Decade
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