There is wide agreement that the radical and comprehensive package of reforms implemented by the 2002 government has positioned the Slovak Republic well-not only in relation to other EU8 countries but also in relation to the EU15-in terms of increased competitiveness and employment...

"This paper re-emphasizes the link from structural policies to enhanced macroeconomic stabilization using a small structural model estimated on quarterly data for Macedonia and Slovakia over 1995-2007. The success of macroeconomic stabilization, typically in the hands of monetary policy, is not...

By most indicators the Slovak Republic has achieved a high level of human and social development. Despite the country's generally high living standards and overall level of development, there are families in Slovakia whose living conditions are below what is considered to be socially acceptable....

The Slovak Republic's external current account and fiscal deficits (net of privatization receipts) are unsustainably high (at about 8 percent of GDP in 2002), despite some recent declines. With a capital account surplus of perhaps 20 percent of GDP this year, the Slovak Republic may not find it...

This report provides an assessment of the corporate governance policy framework, and enforcement and compliance practices in the Slovak Republic. Slovakia has already upgraded its legislation to meet European Union (EU) Directives. The legislative and regulatory framework dealing with corporate...

An International Monetary Fund-World Bank team assessed Slovakia's financial sector in the context of the Financial Sector Assessment Program (FSAP) through two missions in November 29 to December 12, 2006. The main objective of the FSAP was to assist the authorities to assess potential areas of...

This report is meant to support the Slovak Government in its efforts to address the exclusion of the Roma by offering evidence-based policy advice. The assessment relies on three main sources of information. First, it takes advantage of the 2011 United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)/World...