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Regional Economic Outlook, May 2018, Europe
Managing the Upswing in Uncertain Times
The Spring EUR REO projects the economic outlook for the region for the next six months.

Regional Economic Outlook, May 2018, Europe : Managing the Upswing in Uncertain Times »
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...

Regional Economic Outlook, October 2018, Europe : Domestic Expansion Running into External Turbulence »
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
Keywords: Europe, Regional Economic Outlook, economic outlook, financial conditions, fiscal policy, monetary policy, emerging Europe, advanced Europe
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...

The Challenge of Public Pension Reform in Advanced and Emerging Economies »
Series: Occasional Papers
Author(s): Benedict Clements , David Coady , Frank Eich , Sanjeev Gupta , Alvar Kangur , Baoping Shang , and Mauricio Soto
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 08 January 2016
Language: Chinese
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9787504979971.084
ISBN: 9787504979971
Keywords: Pension reforms, Developed countries, Emerging markets, Pensions, Government expenditures, Cross country analysis, emerging market economies, retirement, pensions, pension spending
Pension reform is high on the policy agenda of many advanced and emerging market economies. In advanced economies the challenge is generally to contain future increases in public pension spending as the population...

1. Managing the Upswing in Uncertain Times »
Source: Regional Economic Outlook, May 2018, Europe : Managing the Upswing in Uncertain Times
Series: Regional Economic Outlook
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. European Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 15 May 2018
ISBN: 9781484339909
Economic Activity Continues to Firm Up...

2. European Wage Dynamics and Labor Market Integration »
Source: Regional Economic Outlook, May 2018, Europe : Managing the Upswing in Uncertain Times
Series: Regional Economic Outlook
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. European Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 15 May 2018
ISBN: 9781484339909
Employment is notably higher across Europe, and unemployment substantially down—there are even labor shortages in some countries. Yet wage growth is stubbornly low in long-standi...

1. Domestic Expansion Running into External Turbulence »
Source: Regional Economic Outlook, October 2018, Europe : Domestic Expansion Running into External Turbulence
Series: Regional Economic Outlook
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. European Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 08 November 2018
ISBN: 9781484375402
Keywords: Europe, Regional Economic Outlook, economic outlook, financial conditions, fiscal policy, monetary policy, emerging Europe, advanced Europe
Regional Economic Outlook: Europe. Near-term risks to the outlook have shifted to the downside. As growth is expected to continue to exceed potential, policymakers should continu...

Belgium: Selected Issues »
Source: Belgium : Selected Issues
Volume/Issue: 2016/78
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. European Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 07 March 2016
ISBN: 9781513547695
Keywords: spending, public, subsidies, services, public expenditure
This paper discusses two key issues of the Belgian economy: (1) making public expenditure more efficient and (2) addressing the Belgian labor market-segmentations and distortions. Belgium faces fiscal challenges th...

Belgium »
Source: Belgium : Technical Note on Stress Testing the Banking and Insurance Sectors
Volume/Issue: 2013/137
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. European Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 24 May 2013
ISBN: 9781484381069
Keywords: banking, sovereign risk, capital adequacy, tier 1 capital
The Belgium Financial Sector Assessment Program (FSAP) stress testing exercise examines a financial sector that remains in a state of transformation. Domestic economic challenges remain sources of continued uncerta...

Belgium »
Source: Belgium : Selected Issues
Volume/Issue: 2017/70
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. European Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 17 March 2017
ISBN: 9781475587692
Keywords: Europe, Belgium
This Selected Issues paper explores key features of Belgium's corporate income tax (CIT) regime as background for potential growth-enhancing reform options that also safeguard revenues and limit distortions. Compre...

Belgium: Selected Issues Paper »
Source: Belgium : Selected Issues Paper
Volume/Issue: 2012/56
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 20 March 2012
ISBN: 9781475502398
Keywords: banking, banking sector, bond, government bond, bond spread
This Selected Issues Paper on Belgium provides an overview of the extent of trade and financial openness of Belgium and the links to particular countries. With an export-to-GDP ratio of 79 percent, Belgium belongs...