This 1999 Article IV Consultation highlights that the monetary conditions in Germany have eased significantly since …

imbalances is traced, and their persistent character highlighted in the Federal Republic of Germany. On macroeconomic policies … other collusive agreements. Among economists, there is a broad agreement that structural reforms in Germany would greatly …

Germany. Germany's focus on actual, rather than cyclically adjusted, fiscal goals and outcomes carries the risk of rendering …

—France, Germany, Italy, and Spain. The paper discusses that during 2001–04, the performance of the external sector differed markedly …

considerable headwinds. Several conditions are now in place in Germany for a domestic demand-led recovery. Employment creation has … been robust and unemployment at 5.3 percent is at a postreunification low. Executive Directors have commended Germany … environment. Directors have underscored Germany’s pivotal role in reducing euro area and global imbalances …

, Germany, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States for implementing monetary policy in the short run. The analysis …

. It is shown that such ""regulatory capture"" in banking does not imply ineffectual regulation; a ""captured"" regulator …