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—have continued in Q1 2014, along with rising private consumption. Inflation has fallen below the Central Bank of Iceland’s 2 ….5 percent target but long-term inflation expectations remain noticeably above this level. The government’s medium-term fiscal …
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, wages have continued to rise, while import prices have helped to keep inflation muted. Increased absorption of European …
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quarters of 2015, helping bring the unemployment rate down to 7.2 percent in the third quarter. Core inflation rose to 1 …
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This 2015 Article IV Consultation highlights that Estonia's economic growth has slowed following the rebound from the deep recession in 2009. Although Estonia's economic and institutional fundamentals are among the strongest in the region, the economy is expected to expand by only a modest 1.6...
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This paper discusses Serbia's Third Review Under the Stand-By Arrangement and Request for Modification of Performance Criteria (PCs). The program is delivering good results. Significant fiscal tightening and efforts to address structural weaknesses and improve the business climate have helped...
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its potential rate of around 2u percent over the medium term, with inflation rising slowly from its current low levels to …
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Background: In February 2014, the Executive Board approved a three-year Extended Arrangement with access equivalent to SDR 295.42 million (492.4 percent of quota). So far, four purchases totaling the equivalent of SDR 123.1 million have been made, and another one equivalent to SDR 57.76 million...
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falling sharply, along with the level of banks' nonperforming loans, while inflation has been maintained at low levels …
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. Inflation is forecast to return to target in 2018, following a pickup in 2017. The banking sector has been stable, the fiscal …
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This 2018 Article IV Consultation highlights that Austria's economic recovery is strong and broad-based. Following several years of slow growth, Austria's output picked up markedly in 2017, and through early-2018. Output expanded by 3 percent in 2017, boosted by income tax cuts passed in 2016,...
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