Iceland: Flexible inflation targeting is the key to controlling inflation

21-Jun-2011

The central bank favours returning to flexible inflation targeting but with an active foreign-exchange intervention policy and more co-ordination with fiscal and prudential policy. This approach should enhance inflation control but care will be needed to avoid exchange-rate losses.

Higher education regulation reformed in India

14-Jun-2011

In India enrolment is improving but teacher effectiveness needs to be enhanced and higher education regulation reformed further.

India's financial sector proved resilient

14-Jun-2011

India’s financial sector proved resilient in the face of the global crisis. Reforms have heightened competition in the sector, but further opening up is necessary.

Environment and Sustainable development in India

14-Jun-2011

In India fossil fuel subsidies are amongst the largest among all fuel-importing countries and help ingrain detrimental consumption habits.

India: Further reforms must ensure strong growth is long-lasting and benefits all

14-Jun-2011

The Indian economy has been catching up quickly in the past two decades, and weathered the global recession well. With further reforms, growth could reach double-digit rates.

A binding medium-term budget framework is needed in India

14-Jun-2011

In India a binding medium-term budget framework is needed with rules to limit deficit spending. The government is pushing ahead with important reforms to direct and indirect taxation.

Mexico: Macroeconomic and structural policies to further stabilise the economy

17-May-2011

Improvements in the macroeconomic policy framework prudent regulation of the financial system have contributed to reduce output volatility in Mexico. Policy improvements could help reduce output volatility further.

Fighting informality in Mexico

17-May-2011

A long-term and broad-based strategy with education at its core is needed for Mexico to reach its productivity potential and fight informality. This would include lowering the costs of formality, while enhancing its benefits and increasing the cost of non-compliance with labour and tax laws.

Italy: Enhancing the contribution of universities to economic growth

09-May-2011

There is a lack of clear information on university performance. Recent legislation concentrated on governance, without which better performance will be difficult to achieve. In the longer term, with appropriate accompanying policies, tuition fees should rise to cover a larger share of costs.