IMF Cooperation With Developing Countries: The Experience Of Central Asia

In recent decades, there have been significant changes in the set of tools used by the International Monetary Fund (IMF, Fund) when working in countries with low per capita income. Based on the analysis of the experience of the IMF's cooperation with Central Asian states, it is shown that poor countries (Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan) are mainly seeking financial assistance from the Fund, while more developed countries (Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan) cooperate with the IMF through advisory assistance, attracting loans from multilateral development institutions.

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IMF, Trust Fund for Poverty Reduction and Economic Growth, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan

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21.12.2022

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21.12.2022

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GOST	Romanchuk E. IMF Cooperation With Developing Countries: The Experience Of Central Asia // Obshchestvo i ekonomika – 2022. – Issue 12 C. 81-103 [Electronic resource]. URL: https://oie.jes.su/S020736760023434-6-1 (circulation date: 07.05.2024). DOI: 10.31857/S020736760023434-6
MLA	Romanchuk, Ekaterina "IMF Cooperation With Developing Countries: The Experience Of Central Asia." Obshchestvo i ekonomika 12 (2022):81-103. DOI: 10.31857/S020736760023434-6
APA	Romanchuk E. (2022). IMF Cooperation With Developing Countries: The Experience Of Central Asia. Obshchestvo i ekonomika (12), pp.81-103 DOI: 10.31857/S020736760023434-6

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