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IMF Country Report No. 19/47
REPUBLIC OF CROATIA
SELECTED ISSUES
February 2019
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January 23, 2019
REPUBLIC OF CROATIA
SELECTED ISSUES
Approved By
The European Department
Prepared By Svetlana Vtyurina
Contents
CROATIA: ASSESSING PROGRESS IN REDUCING FINANCIAL IMBALANCES
A. Introduction
B. Sectoral Balance Sheets
C. Cross-Sectoral Assessment and Risks
D. Takeaways and Recommendations
References
BOX
1. FX Stress Test Estimates
FIGURES
1. Selected Regional and Country Indicators
2. Banking Sector Indicators
3. Bank External Financing
4. Selected Corporate Indicators
5. Selected Household Data
6. Selected Public Sector Indicators
7. Selected Central Bank Indicators
8. Sectoral Net FX Balance Sheet Exposures
TABLES
1. External Vulnerability Indicators
2a. Balance Sheet Approach Matrix (In percent of GDP, 2010)
2b. Balance Sheet Approach Matrix (In percent of GDP, 2017)