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2011 Spillover Report—Selected Issues »
Source: Euro Area Policies : Spillover Report for the 2011 Article IV Consultation and Selected Issues
Volume/Issue: 2011/185
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 19 July 2011
ISBN: 9781462339549
Keywords: spillovers, bond, financial markets, financial market, financial sector, Euro Area Policies:,
The euro area (EA) plays a major role in the global economy. Market perceptions of events in the EA program countries illustrate the possibility of large spillovers from the area in times of stress. The prospect of...
Euro Area Policies »
Source: Euro Area Policies : Spillover Report for the 2011 Article IV Consultation and Selected Issues
Volume/Issue: 2011/185
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 19 July 2011
ISBN: 9781462339549
Keywords: spillovers, bond, financial markets, financial market, financial sector, Euro Area Policies:,
The euro area (EA) plays a major role in the global economy. Market perceptions of events in the EA program countries illustrate the possibility of large spillovers from the area in times of stress. The prospect of...
Statement by the IMF Staff Representative March 9, 2012 »
Source: Belgium : Staff Report for the 2011 Article IV Consultation
Volume/Issue: 2012/55
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 20 March 2012
ISBN: 9781475502381
Keywords: employment, unemployment, unemployment benefits
This 2011 Article IV Consultation reports that the vulnerability of Belgium's sovereign debt to market pressures makes credible medium-term fiscal consolidation a priority. The 2012 budget includes sizable consolid...
Germany »
Source: Germany : 2011 Article IV Consultation: Staff Report; Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for Germany
Volume/Issue: 2011/168
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 12 July 2011
ISBN: 9781455296729
Keywords: commercial banks, credit cooperatives, domestic demand, unemployment rate, domestic investment
Germany's economic growth and recovery from the global crisis are explained in this study. Tax, education, and innovation policies are specific measures supported by the authorities. External and financial shocks r...
Albania »
Source: Albania : Recent Economic Developments and Statistical Appendix
Volume/Issue: 1999/69
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 18 August 1999
ISBN: 9781451800685
Keywords: debt, interest, payments, taxes, external debt
This paper reviews macroeconomic developments in Albania during 1997-99. Backed by a tightening of monetary policy, inflation subsided quickly in the second half of 1997, and the exchange rate recovered from its ea...
Belgium: Selected Issues »
Source: Belgium : Selected Issues
Volume/Issue: 2003/50
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 04 March 2003
ISBN: 9781451803181
Keywords: local governments, revenues, debt, fiscal decentralization, budget
This Selected Issues paper analyzes fiscal devolution in Belgium. It examines long-term fiscal strategies for meeting the fiscal burden of population aging. The paper presents estimates of the fiscal costs of popul...
Japan: 2011 Spillover Report—Selected Issues »
Source: Japan : Spillover Report for the 2011 Article IV Consultation and Selected Issues
Volume/Issue: 2011/183
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 19 July 2011
ISBN: 9781462328451
Keywords: interest rates, lead, trading partners, supply chain
Japan's position is one of the largest and richest economies in the world. Tokyo as a financial marketplace is not a major intermediator of global capital flows. The current macroeconomic environment is conducive t...
Italy: Selected Issues »
Source: Italy : Selected Issues
Volume/Issue: 2005/41
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 10 February 2005
ISBN: 9781451819861
Keywords: international monetary fund, corporate governance, article, business cycle, financial sector
This Selected Issues paper for Italy presents updated estimates of potential growth for Italy, using new techniques that draw on co-movements of output, employment, and inflation over the business cycle to distingu...
Belgium »
Source: Belgium : Staff Report for the 2011 Article IV Consultation
Volume/Issue: 2012/55
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 20 March 2012
ISBN: 9781475502381
Keywords: employment, unemployment, unemployment benefits
This 2011 Article IV Consultation reports that the vulnerability of Belgium's sovereign debt to market pressures makes credible medium-term fiscal consolidation a priority. The 2012 budget includes sizable consolid...
India: Selected Issues »
Source: India : Selected Issues
Volume/Issue: 2006/56
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 21 February 2006
ISBN: 9781451818635
Keywords: petroleum products, natural gas, petroleum prices, crude oil
This Selected Issues paper for India reports that rapid growth is presenting new challenges to macroeconomic policy, although ensuring the sustainability of this growth requires broad-based fiscal and structural re...