some time with regional institutions in the euro area, the Central African Economic and Monetary Union (CEMAC), the Eastern … responsible for euro area policies have these discussions been formalized as constituting an integral part of the Fund …

The three-month Eurepo interest rate, the euro component of the SDR interest rate basket, will be discontinued as of … representative interest rate instrument of the euro area in the SDR interest rate basket since 2006. However, faced with a … secondary market yield curve covering euro area government bonds rated either investment grade or AA and above. In staff's view …

This paper explores inflation determinants within the EU and implications for new members'' euro adoption plans. Factor …

This paper examines the monetary and exchange rate policies of the euro area and the trade policies of the European … Union. The paper highlights that the overall economic performance of the euro area has been disappointing: growth has been …

examines exchange-rate pass-through and external adjustment in the euro area. The impact on third-country trade and investment …

This paper focuses on euro area policies. The monetary policy stance remains appropriate for now. Fiscal policies are …

The continuing weakness of activity in the euro area reflects an amalgam of cyclical and long-term forces that are …

The staff report on Euro Area Policies highlights cyclical growth developments and risks. The area’s real GDP growth … remains subdued, and the area lags global growth by a large and widening margin. Euro area corporations have taken …