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This Selected Issues paper focuses on boosting productivity in Slovenia. Slovenia's ageing population sets a constraint …, historically the key growth driver. This paper summarizes historical trends in growth and productivity in Slovenia, examines the … scope for future labor contributions to growth in Slovenia is limited for demographic reasons-apart from further …
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Slovenia has weathered the pandemic and the energy price shocks well, but long-term challenges remain. Ageing of … Slovenia's population is a challenge, and private investment has softened over the past decade. The 2023 floods caused …
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This paper discusses the estimates of tax gaps for corporate income tax (CIT) for nonfinancial corporations in Slovenia …
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This 2022 Article IV Consultation discusses that Slovenia recovered quickly from the pandemic, with gross domestic … and rising prices weighed on economic activity. Slovenia recovered quickly from the pandemic but Russia's war in Ukraine …
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This paper discusses Romania’s Request for a Stand-By Arrangement (SBA). Since the 2008 global financial crisis, Romania has made significant progress in reducing macroeconomic imbalances and rebuilding fiscal and financial buffers. However, Romania remains vulnerable to external shocks,...
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This Selected Issues Paper on Switzerland focuses on unprecedented currency appreciation and policy response. On September 6, 2011, the Swiss National Bank (SNB) surprised the market by explicitly committing to defending a floor of 1.20 on the exchange rate of EUR/CHF. The introduction of the...
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This paper provides three policy lessons to take full advantage of the opportunity afforded by EU funds. The main features of the global integrated monetary and fiscal (GIMF) model and how it was modified to account for income convergence are discussed. The impact of EU funds as exhibited in the...
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This 2013 Article IV Consultation highlights that recent economic developments in Myanmar have been positive. Growth is estimated to have risen to 6½ percent in FY2012/13 (April–May), driven by gas production, construction and services while inflation climbed to 4.7 percent in March...
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Trinidad and Tobago showed strong economic performance led by the buoyant energy sector. Executive Directors welcomed the robust economic activity, and the decline in public debt and external reserves. Directors stressed the need for strong macroeconomic and structural policies to enable the...
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