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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 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 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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This 2015 Article IV Consultation highlights that despite lower commodity prices and a weaker global environment, Mozambique's economic prospects remain positive given planned massive investment in natural resources. Although GDP growth averaged 7 percent over the last five years, Mozambique's...
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This 2015 Article IV Consultation highlights that the growth of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region is expected at 2.25 percent in 2015, with domestic demand acting as the principal source of momentum. Growth is likely to pick up modestly to 2.5 percent in 2016, with a smaller drag from...
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The economy has shown some resilience in the face of adverse regional shocks but potential growth is constrained by persistent structural challenges, particularly lagging productivity and dependence on gold, remittances, and foreign aid. Satisfactory performance under the program during the...
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Considerable progress has been achieved in the post-crisis repair of the UK economy. Private-sector indebtedness has been reduced, the financial sector regulatory framework has been overhauled, the fiscal deficit has been cut in half, and the employment rate has reached a record high. With the...
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Uruguay has achieved more than a decade of high and inclusive economic growth, supported by social stability and reduced regional linkages. The country has weathered the recent global and regional headwinds relatively well so far. Yet the economy is slowing down, while inflation remains above...
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KEY ISSUESContext: Sudan's economy has yet to recover from the shock of South Sudan's secession three years ago, which took away three-quarters of oil production, half of its fiscal revenues, and two-thirds of its international payments capacity. Despite progress in implementing policies to...
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARYEconomic activity remained weak in early 2014. Activity was impacted by an outbreak ofthe Ebola virus since late 2013, but lagging structural reforms, energy shortages, and political uncertainty may also be at play. Economic growth is estimated to have been 2.3 percent in 2013,...
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