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Produced in 2008, the objective of this book is to promote the systematic monitoring and evaluation of economic performance and underlying policies in the Black Sea and Central Asian regions, in order to facilitate evidence-based policy dialogue amongst the countries of these regions.

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New comparison of GDP and consumption based on purchasing power parities for the year 2005

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