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Regional Economic Outlook, October 2010 : Europe: Building Confidence
International Monetary Fund / European Dept - 2010
The recovery in Europe continues, supported by strong policy action to contain sovereign debt problems in the euro area. In advanced Europe, lingering uncertainties and market pressures make for moderate and unequal growth, creating challenges for macroeconomic and financial sector policies. The...
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Regional Economic Outlook, May 2010 : Europe: Fostering Sustainability
International Monetary Fund / European Dept - 2010
This issue of the Regional Economic Outlook for Europe examines the moderate and uneven recovery occurring across the region. The varying speed of recovery in advanced Europe is closely linked to the degree of overheating and credit expansion going into the crisis. The even more varied speed of...
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Regional Economic Outlook, October 2008 : Euope: Dealing with Shocks
International Monetary Fund / European Dept - 2008
The confluence of multiple adverse shocks—the turbulence in financial markets, high commodity prices, and the appreciation of the exchange rate—have depressed growth in Europe. At the same time commodity prices increases have boosted headline inflation. While containing inflation remains a...
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Regional Economic Outlook, April 2008 : Europe: Reassessing Risks
International Monetary Fund / European Dept - 2008
Europe is facing slower growth as a result of protracted financial turbulence and spillovers from the U.S. Meanwhile, inflation has risen sharply. Policymakers in advanced economies will have to continue to support financial markets and balance risks to real activity with the need to anchor...
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Regional Economic Outlook, May 2011 : Europe: Strengthening the Recovery
International Monetary Fund / European Dept - 2011
The May 2011 Regional Economic Outlook: Europe anticipates that recovery in the region will solidify, with recoveries in advanced and emerging Europe likely to be mutually reinforcing. Advanced Europe continues to absorb most of emerging Europe's exports, while the role of emerging Europe as a...
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Bulgaria : Staff Report for the 2013 Article IV Consultation
International Monetary Fund / European Dept - 2014
KEY ISSUES Context. Macroeconomic and financial stability has been maintained despite the difficult environment globally—especially in neighboring Greece—and recent domestic discord, but growth remains tepid and unemployment high. Ambitious (and politically challenging) reforms are needed to...
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Israel : Staff Report for 2013 Article IV Consultation
International Monetary Fund / European Dept - 2014
KEY ISSUES Context. The economy is growing at a moderate pace. Abstracting from the impact of new large-scale natural … (Haredi) populations in the labor force to bolster the economy’s long-term potential and to reduce poverty and inequality …
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Bulgaria : Selected Issues Paper
International Monetary Fund / European Dept - 2014
This Selected Issues paper reviews recent developments in growth and employment in Bulgaria and highlights key constraints to growth suggested by cross-country competitiveness studies. Bulgaria's GDP has grown substantially since economic and financial stabilization in 1997. The global economic...
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Republic of Kosovo : Fifth Review Under the Stand-By Arrangement
International Monetary Fund / European Dept - 2013
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Stand-By Arrangement. A 20-month SBA in an amount of SDR 90.968 million (154 percent of quota) was approved by the Executive Board on April 27, 2012, and the first purchase of SDR 4.251 million was made available following the Board meeting (Country Report 12/100). The second...
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Republic of Poland : Review under the Flexible Credit Line Arrangement
International Monetary Fund / European Dept - 2014
KEY ISSUES Background: After its resilience during the global financial crisis, the Polish economy slowed substantially … improving domestic demand and higher growth in core euro countries. But the economy is still subject to substantial external … stabilizers were allowed to operate to support the economy. Going forward, the fiscal deficit is expected to decline in 2014 and a …
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