Narrow search
Showing 1 - 10 of 14
Cover Image
Germany; 2006 Article IV Consultation: Staff Report; Staff Statement; Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for Germa...
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2006
The three-point VAT increase is part of a package in which unemployment payroll taxes will be reduced. Risks to the recovery are balanced but the range of forecasts for 2007 is unusually wide. The priority for Germany is to transmit its external strength to the domestic economy, thus further...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244866
Cover Image
Japan; 2007 Article IV Consultation: Staff Report; and Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion.
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2007
This 2007 Article IV Consultation highlights that Japan’s external position remains strong. Boosted by investment income, the current account surplus widened in 2006 to nearly 4 percent of Japan’s GDP, despite a shrinking trade balance. Financial outflows also picked up, reflecting...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244973
Cover Image
Kingdom of the Netherlands; Netherlands: 2009 Article IV Consultation: Staff Report; Staff Statement; Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by...
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2010
The staff report for the Netherlands’ 2009 Article IV Consultation describes the economic developments and policies. State interventions in the financial sector have been broadly appropriate and consistent with a sound fix-it-and-exit approach. Measures have included capital injections,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011245236
Cover Image
Republic of Korea; Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2007
solid growth with low inflation, and vulnerabilities to potential shocks appear low. With Korea aging at an almost …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011245268
Cover Image
France; 2006 Article IV Consultation: Staff Report, Staff Supplement; and Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2006
, and product markets are necessary to boost job creation, prepare the economy for aging, and allow it to benefit from …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011245675
Cover Image
Belgium; 2005 Article IV Consultation: Staff Report; and Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2006
This 2005 Article IV Consultation highlights that Belgium’s growth has picked up following weakness in early 2005, mainly reflecting a negative contribution from the external sector and weak household consumption owing to high energy prices. The authorities and the IMF staff project GDP...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005768594
Cover Image
Kingdom of the Netherlands—Netherlands; 2005 Article IV Consultation-Staff Report; Staff Statement; and Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2005
boosting the economy potential and reducing pressures on the public finances in the face of population aging. The authorities …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005591174
Cover Image
Kingdom of the Netherlands—Netherlands; 2004 Article IV Consultation—Staff Report; Staff Statement; and Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2004
The staff report for the 2004 Article IV Consultation on the Kingdom of the Netherlands—Netherlands highlights the economic developments and policies. The economy is beginning to emerge from an extended downturn. Meanwhile, against a background of soft labor market conditions and economic...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005598791
Cover Image
Czech Republic; Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2005
This Selected Issues paper on the Czech Republic presents an analysis of various aspects of population aging: its … effects of population aging in the Czech Republic using an overlapping-generations model. It finds that aging can … significantly weaken the outlook for economic growth and living standards. The paper evaluates the fiscal implications of aging …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005598796
Cover Image
Guarding Against Fiscal Risks in Hong Kong SAR
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2007
from a rapidly aging population. Age-related spending pressures raise long-run sustainability concerns, while revenue … describing the risks associated with aging, the paper uses value at risk techniques to measure the value of the unanticipated …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005599716