The authorities’ remain committed to lower the fiscal deficit and stabilize the public debt-to-GDP ratio at 30 percent of GDP while improving the quality of expenditure. The authorities agree to maintain public expenditure within the ceilings established in the 2011 budget. Further...

This paper presents detailed assessment of the Czech Republic’s compliance with Basel Core Principles (BCPs) for effective banking supervision. Many earlier weaknesses have been addressed, either through domestic measures or by implementing European Union-wide rules and regulations. An...

India’s strong growth and macroeconomic stability is owed to its sound macroeconomic policies and past structural reforms. Swelling capital inflows have highlighted the key policy challenges: managing financial globalization and tackling the supply constraints to growth. Monetary...

Mali’s 2008 Article IV Consultation and request for a Three-Year Arrangement Under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility are discussed. Mali’s economy has doubled in size since the democratic transition of the early 1990s. Sound macroeconomic management has produced growth...

This study focused on environmental tax measures, and on allocation, pricing, and taxation of Iceland’s major hydropower and geothermal resources. Measures to secure the tax base for the corporate income tax (CIT) are proposed. Taxation of the financial sector can be improved by a number...

The staff report for Vanuatu’s 2009 Article IV Consultation discusses economic developments and policies. Vanuatu is well placed to take countercyclical measures should growth slow more than expected. Although close monitoring of banks is necessary given the rapid growth in the private...

The report provides details of IMF estimates on basic indicators, GDP by sector of origin at constant and current prices, index of industrial production, marketed production of selected crops, annual average and monthly composite index of consumer prices, fuel prices and mineral production...

The Riksbank (RB) has conducted a formal self-assessment of the RIX system's observance of the Core Principles in the context of the IMF Financial Sector Assessment Program, which describes the role of Riksbank-Funds Transfer System (RIX) in maintaining the stability of the Swedish financial...