Finland : 2007 Article IV Consultation: Staff Report; Staff Statement and Supplement; Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for Finland.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

International Monetary Fund.

Series:

IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2007/279

IMF Staff Country Reports

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Fiscal policy--Finland.

Fiscal policy.

Structural adjustment (Economic policy)--Finland.

Structural adjustment (Economic policy).

Finance--Finland.

Finance.

Finland--Economic conditions--1981-.

Finland.

Finland--Economic policy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (53 p.)

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This 2007 Article IV Consultation highlights that growth in Finland has outpaced the euro area average. Inflation is among the lowest in the European Union, and the external current account and general government budget are both comfortably in surplus. The labor market has improved markedly since 2005, with rising participation rates and comparatively strong employment growth. The unemployment rate has dipped below the euro area average, and hovers near estimates of the structural unemployment rate.

Contents:

Cover; Contents; I. Introduction; II. Recent Economic Developments; GDP and Demand; Text tables; Inflation, Labor Market, and Output Gap Indicators; Text figures; Employment Growth and Unemployment Rates, 2000-06; Beveridge Curve, 1975-2006; III. Outlook; General Government Overall Balances; Estimates of Competitiveness Margin Using CGER Methodologies; IV. Policy Discussions; Long-Term Scenario; A. Fiscal Policy; Government Financial Operations, 2006-11; Old-Age Dependency Ratios and Population Indices, 2005-50; Boxes; 1. Long-Term Fiscal Sustainability; Government Efficiency, 1995-2005

B. Structural PoliciesGovernment Consumption and GDP; Government Expenditure Shares, 1997-2006; Government and Total Employment; 2. Labor Market Issues; C. Financial Sector; V. Staff Appraisal; Tables; 1. Main Economic Indicators, 2002-09; 2. Balance of Payments, 1999-2012; 3. General and Central Government Financial Accounts, 2002-09; 4. Indicators of Financial Vulnerability, 2000-06; 5. Recent Fund Staff Recommendations and Implementation; Figures; 1. Growth and Inflation, 2000-08; 2. Current Account and Net International Investment Position, 1975-2006

3. Real Effective Exchange Rates, 1995-20064. Export Shares and Terms of Trade; 5. Public Sector Efficiency Measures, 2000; 6. Labor Market Developments, 1990-2006; 7. Selected Labor Market Characteristics, 1980-2004; 8. Selected Labor Market Characteristics; 9. Wage Compression and Low-Skilled Employment; 10. Product Market Rigidity; 11. Selected Product Market Indicators, 2005; 12. Telecommunication Charges, 2005; Contents; I. Fund Relations; II. Table of Common Indicators Required for Surveillance

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF copyright page (ebrary, viewed July 2, 2015).

ISBN:

9786613748386

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1462316131

9781452746579

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9781280976773

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9781452776088

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