Series: Regional Economic Outlook
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. European Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
08
November
2018
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781484375402.086
ISBN: 9781484375402
Economic activity continued to expand
in the first half of 2018, albeit at a slower-than-expected pace, mainly in
advanced Europe. Domestic demand, supported by stronger employment and wages,
remains the main engin...
Series: Regional Economic Outlook
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. European Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
15
May
2018
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781484339909.086
ISBN: 9781484339909
Europe continues to enjoy a strong growth spurt. Growth has firmed up in many European economies and the forecast is for more of the same. Real GDP increased by 2.8 percent in 2017, up from 1.8 percent in 2016. The...
Volume/Issue: 2013/14
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Kalin Tintchev
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
14
January
2013
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781475542028.001
ISBN: 9781475542028
The unprecedented collapse of international interbank borrowing was a prominent feature of the global financial crisis that started in August 2007. This paper focuses on the drivers of the retrenchment from 32 adva...
Volume/Issue: 2008/131
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
18
April
2008
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781451832044.002
ISBN: 9781451832044
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 accoun...
Volume/Issue: 2006/353
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
12
October
2006
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781451824582.002
ISBN: 9781451824582
The Latvian economy has made remarkable strides, combining macroeconomic stability with rapid income convergence. An upfront policy tightening is needed to contain near-term overheating and secure a soft landing. F...
Volume/Issue: 2006/154
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Ales Bulir
, and
Jaromír Hurník
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
01
June
2006
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781451864144.001
ISBN: 9781451864144
The Maastricht inflation criterion, designed in the early 1990s to bring "high-inflation" EU countries in line with "low-inflation" countries prior to the introduction of the euro, poses challenges for both new EU...
