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Switzerland: Staff Report for the 2015 Article IV Consultation
Author:
International Monetary Fund. European Dept.
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Series:
IMF Staff Country Reports
Volume/Issue:
Volume 2015: Issue 132
Language:
English
Publication Date:
27 May 2015
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5089/9781513553603.002
ISBN:
9781513553603
ISSN:
1934-7685
Pages:
72
Keywords:
ISCR; CR; debt brake rule; overvaluation; inflation prospect; economy; staffs assessment; shares staff; leverage ratio requirements; IMF staff estimate; Inflation; Exchange rates; Mortgages; Housing prices; Income; Global; Eastern Europe
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This 2015 Article IV Consultation highlights that Switzerland’s economy has performed relatively well in the aftermath of the global financial crisis, with growth reaching 2 percent in 2014. However, the economic environment became more complicated in late 2014, as increased capital inflows forced the Swiss National Bank (SNB) to start intervening heavily to defend its exchange rate floor of 1.20 francs per euro. Over the medium term, the economy is expected to recover gradually. As the economy adjusts to the exchange rate appreciation, growth is projected to rise gradually back to about 2 percent over the medium term while inflation increases to about 1 percent.
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