IMF Working Papers

Central Banking in Transition Countries

By Helmut Wagner

August 1, 1998

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Summary

In the 1990s, the issues of central banking and central bank independence have gained increasing attention, in part owing to the role of the future European central bank, but also owing to the emergence of transition countries and the role of central banks in these countries. The main focus of the paper is on the preconditions of disinflation and successful stability policy in transition countries, paying special attention to the institutional requirements and to the choice of nominal anchors.

Subject: Banking, Exchange rates, Foreign exchange, Inflation, Inflation targeting, Monetary policy, National accounts, Nominal anchors, Personal income, Prices

Keywords: Central and Eastern Europe, Central Banking, Exchange rates, Fiscal policy, Full employment, Government budget constraint, Incomes policy, Inflation, Inflation rate, Inflation targeting, Money supply, Nominal anchors, Nominal exchange rate, Personal income, Price level, Transition country, Transition Economies, Transmission mechanism, WP

Publication Details

  • Pages:

    49

  • Volume:

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  • DOI:

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  • Issue:

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  • Series:

    Working Paper No. 1998/126

  • Stock No:

    WPIEA1261998

  • ISBN:

    9781451936681

  • ISSN:

    1018-5941