account deficits in Slovakia, which are unusual by the current standards of other advanced transition economies. The paper …. It discusses Slovakia’s competitiveness and estimates a range for the external current account deficit that could be …

the Slovak Republic. The 2003 ROSC update noted important further progress by Slovakia in bringing fiscal transparency …

Slovakia is now one of the fastest-growing EU accession countries. Despite the upswing, the Slovak economy remains … hampered by structural weaknesses and related macroeconomic imbalances. Over the medium term, IMF staff believes that Slovakia …

Republic tumbled in the first half of 2009 as a result of the global crisis. Slovakia’s banks have so far withstood the global …

As in other European transition economies, unemployment statistics in Slovakia are provided by two different sources …

This Selected Issues paper provides a brief overview of Slovakia's transformation over this period. The note is divided … discusses the economic impact of EU accession and highlights the main challenges that Slovakia still faces. Although the first … decade in the EU has seen successes, Slovakia faces important challenges to consolidate its position and close the gap with …