This Selected Issues paper for Sweden reports that the gradual introduction of a detailed fiscal framework accompanied … the successful consolidation effort over the last decade in Sweden. The framework includes a surplus target of 2 percent …

Sweden’s 2005 Article IV Consultation reports that strong productivity gains, wage moderation, and falling nonenergy …

The Selected Issues paper analyzes tax policy trends at the local level in Sweden and assesses the effectiveness of the … vertical fiscal policy coordination system. The study reviews Sweden’s local public finances from an international perspective …

This 2006 Article IV Consultation highlights that a broad-based economic upturn is under way in Sweden, spurred by …

This paper presents key findings of Sweden’s Financial System Stability Assessment, including Reports on the Observance …, Insurance Regulation, and Payment Systems. The assessment reveals that Sweden has an advanced and overall sound financial system … that complies well with international standards and codes. Sweden confronts an environment that is less benign than in …

This Selected Issues paper on Sweden analyzes possible adjustments to the fiscal framework that the authorities may … wish to consider. The paper starts with a brief description of Sweden’s fiscal framework, followed by an assessment of the … framework’s strengths and weaknesses. The scope for stabilization policy in Sweden is analyzed. The paper describes the …

weakness led to slower growth of Sweden in 2001. Private consumption stagnated despite rising disposable income, owing to …