This Selected Issues paper focuses on the medium-term budgetary framework (MTBF) for Austria. Austria is part of a … trend among many countries to consider some form of MTBF. This paper describes the proposed framework in Austria and …

This 2007 Article IV Consultation highlights that the favorable economic outcome for Austria is owed to a combination …

Austria’s recession had limited effects on unemployment. Investment declined sharply but consumption helped cushion the … recession, supported by tax cuts and various labor market measures together with large increases in real wages. Austria’s fiscal …

This Selected Issues paper estimates a dynamic model of foreign currency loans to households in Austria to analyze … developments in Austria’s economic linkages with Germany and the Central and Eastern European countries (CEECs). It finds that … become stronger. The paper also discusses the dynamics of Austria’s economic linkages with Germany, and examines these …

Austria’s Financial System Stability Assessment highlights Reports on the Observance of Standards and Codes on banking …, and is generally sound and resilient. Austria enjoys a high standard of supervision based on strong institutions and a …

Austria’s 2004 Article IV Consultation reports that the economy has continued to perform relatively well, unemployment …

This 2005 Article IV Consultation highlights that economic activity in Austria gathered speed in 2004, supported mostly … structural area has been impressive, and this has contributed to Austria’s relatively favorable growth performance in the past …

The Austrian economy performed well, but long-term problems were unaddressed. Austria has weathered the slump well. The …

Austria’s federal system comprises the federal government and nine provinces (Länder). The federal system is rather …