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Record Nr.

UNINA9910165036303321

Titolo

Ireland : : 2016 Sixth Post-Program Monitoring Discussions-Press Release; and Staff Report for Ireland

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C. : , : International Monetary Fund, , 2017

ISBN

9781475574371

1475574371

9781475574395

1475574398

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (40 pages) : color illustrations, tables, graphs

Collana

IMF Staff Country Reports

Disciplina

338.0941509045

Soggetti

Money and Monetary Policy

International Economics

Public Finance

Industries: Financial Services

Macroeconomics

Monetary Policy

International Agreements and Observance

International Organizations

Debt

Debt Management

Sovereign Debt

Banks

Depository Institutions

Micro Finance Institutions

Mortgages

Monetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit: General

Fiscal Policy

Monetary economics

International institutions

Public finance & taxation

Finance

Monetary policy

International organization

Public debt

Loans

Financial institutions



Credit

Money

Fiscal stance

Fiscal policy

International agencies

Debts, Public

Ireland Economic conditions

Ireland Economic policy

Ireland

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Sommario/riassunto

This paper highlights the main points of 2016 Sixth Post-Program Monitoring Discussions with Ireland. Ireland continued to grow at a healthy pace in 2016, mainly driven by domestic demand. The current account surplus widened somewhat in the first three quarters of 2016. Exchequer data for December confirmed the positive trend in public finances. The headline general government deficit is expected to end the year on target at 0.9 percent of GDP, while the debt burden is on a steady downward path. Balance sheet repair of domestic banks has continued but profitability remains weak. Property market conditions have tightened further, mainly owing to a limited supply response.