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Cover IMF Staff Country Reports
Republic of Latvia: Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund
The external imbalances that accompanied Latvia’s integration into the global economy have generated mixed effects. Stabilizing net foreign liabilities will require an improvement in the goods and services balance. Outward migration from Latvia has raised concerns about social and economic stresses that could intensify in the near future if labor flow increases. Several steps have to be taken to mitigate any adverse consequences of outward migration. The purpose of this paper is to examine macroeconomic and prudential aspects of the rapid growth of lending in Latvia.
Keywords:
ISCR; CR; Latvia; bank; loan; GDP; GDP growth; current account deficit; labor force; labor productivity; capital-labor ratio; Migration; Current account deficits; Loans; Exports; Bank credit; Global; Eastern Europe; Middle East; East Asia; South Asia; Europe; Africa
Cover IMF Staff Country Reports
Republic of Lithuania: Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund
This Selected Issues paper examines inflation dynamics over the past five years for Lithuania. A decomposition of inflation into its components provides clues to its main causes. It shows that energy price increases and convergence to European Union (EU)-wide price levels have been important factors driving inflation, but domestic demand pressures—and wage growth, in particular—have also contributed to inflation. The types of possible efficiency gains are illustrated in the context of health care and social assistance. The paper also examines migration and its long-term fiscal implications.
Keywords:
ISCR; CR; labor market; inflation development; demand pressure; decomposition of inflation; migration rate; emigration incentive; Inflation; Migration; Informal economy; Health care; Eastern Europe; Baltics