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Record Nr.

UNINA9910464552103321

Titolo

Ireland [[electronic resource] ] : 2007 Article IV consultation : staff report, staff supplement, and public information notice on the Executive Board discussion

Pubbl/distr/stampa

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

ISBN

1-4623-5444-0

1-4527-0120-2

1-280-89289-7

1-4527-1653-6

9786613734204

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (49 p.)

Collana

IMF country report ; ; no. 07/325

Disciplina

332.152

Soggetti

Monetary policy - Ireland

Fiscal policy - Ireland

Electronic books.

Ireland Economic conditions 1949-

Ireland Economic policy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Cover title.

"Under Article IV of the IMF's Articles of Agreement, the IMF holds bilateral discussions with members, usually every year"--Cover.

"September 2007"--Cover.

Nota di contenuto

""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""I. Introduction""; ""II. Strong Growth in 2006, Though Housing Market Started to Cool""; ""III. Growth Slowdown Ahead, with Risks on the Downside""; ""IV. Ample Room for Fiscal Stabilizers, but Population Aging Ahead""; ""V. Banks have Large Exposures to Property, but Big Cushions Too""; ""VI. Labor Market Flexibility is Crucial to Facilitating Adjustment""; ""VII. Staff Appraisal""; ""Tables""; ""1. Selected Economic Indicators""; ""2. Summary of Balance of Payments""; ""3. Contributions to GDP Growth""; ""4. General Government Finances""

""5. Indicators of External and Financial Vulnerability""""Figure""; ""1. Banking System Developments""; ""Boxes""; ""1. Fund Policy



Recommendations and Implementation""; ""2. Spillovers to Ireland""; ""3. Long-Term Fiscal Sustainability""; ""4. Finance and Growth""; ""Appendices""; ""I. Staff Analytical Work, 2002�07""; ""II. Sustainability Exercise""; ""Contents""; ""I. Fund Relations""; ""II. Statistical Issues""

Sommario/riassunto

In recent years, the IMF has released a growing number of reports and other documents covering economic and financial developments and trends in member countries. Each report, prepared by a staff team after discussions with government officials, is published at the option of the member country.