TY  - BOOK
AU  - Rodlauer,Markus
AU  - Schipke,Alfred
TI  - Central America: Global Integration and Regional Cooperation 
T2  - Occasional Papers; Occasional Paper
SN  - 1589064461 :
SN  - 0251-6365
PY  - 2005///
CY  - Washington, D.C.
PB  - International Monetary Fund
KW  - Exchange Rate Regime
KW  - imf
KW  - Exchange Rate Regimes
KW  - Exchange Rate
KW  - Free Trade
KW  - Trade Diversion
KW  - Costa Rica
KW  - Dominican Republic
KW  - El Salvador
KW  - Nicaragua
KW  - United States
N2  - Central America has received growing attention as a region that is integrating successfully into the global economy. This paper examines-among other things-the macroeconomic and fiscal implications of the Free Trade Agreement with the United States (CAFTA-DR), noting that the agreement will provide a boost to the integration process. To maximize the benefits in terms of faster sustainable growth, poverty reduction, and social progress, however, the region also needs to press ahead with ambitious structural reforms to entrench macroeconomic stability and ensure an attractive environment for investment, while stepping up regional cooperation in the areas of taxes and tax administration, financial systems, and statistics
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