Assignment: Country Report
Please use online economic publications in your assigned country, and evaluate the information and arguments presented in it.
Your discussions will focus on three perspectives: first, an analysis of the economic issues of most importance to a particular country; second, a set of recommendations to the government of that country in regard to macroeconomic policies; third, an evaluation of the investment potential in that particular country, which involves an evaluation of long-term economic aspects. Please indicate the key issues currently facing the nation.
The maximum word count is 1000 words.
It is helpful to include a small box of summary statistics, such as the following:
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2006
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2009
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2011
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Real GDP growth, %
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6.89
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-4.82
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8.49
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GDP per capita, US$
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7687
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8553
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10498
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Inflation, annual avg %
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10.51
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6.25
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6.47
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Unemployment, %
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10.19
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14
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11.9
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Current acct balance, US$, Billion
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-32.2
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-13.3
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-76.9
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Current acct balance as % of GDP
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-6.07
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-2.18
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-9.95
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Deposit Interest Rate %
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21.65
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17.65
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-
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Foreign exchange rate, US$
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1.42
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1.54
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1.67
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Fiscal deficit/surplus as % of GDP
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1.90
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-5.55
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-
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Fiscal debt as % of GDP
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51.50
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51.45
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-
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