This Selected Issues paper assesses the youth unemployment problem in advanced European economies, especially the euro area. Youth unemployment rates increased sharply in the euro area after the crisis. Much of these increases can be explained by output dynamics and the greater sensitivity of...

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...

Stand-by Arrangement: Romania successfully completed in June 2013 a 27-monthStand-By Arrangement (SBA), including a three-month extension, equivalent toSDR 3,090.6 million (?3.4 billion, 300 percent of quota). The authorities have requesteda successor 24-month SBA with proposed access of SDR...

Following a strong showing in early 2011, the economies across Europe now face the prospect of a pronounced slowdown, as global growth has softened, risk aversion has risen, and strains in Europe's sovereign debt and financial markets have deepened, according to this issue of the Regional...

EXECUTIVE SUMMARYExtended Arrangement: On May 15, 2013, the Executive Board approved a three-yearExtended Arrangement under the Extended Fund Facility in the amount of SDR 891million (563 percent of quota; about ?1 billion). Two purchases of amounts equivalent toSDR 74.25 million (about ?86...