06370oam 22015134 450 991097051080332120250426110736.0978661374177697814552752501455275255978145278902614527890299781280919596128091959097814527084231452708428(CKB)3360000000439389(EBL)1607566(SSID)ssj0000942159(PQKBManifestationID)11498836(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000942159(PQKBWorkID)10971279(PQKB)10605496(OCoLC)535146872(MiAaPQ)EBC1607566(IMF)1MLTEE2007001(IMF)1MLTEA20070011MLTEA2007001(EXLCZ)99336000000043938920020129d2007 uf 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrMalta : 2007 Article IV Consultation: Staff Report and Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion1st ed.Washington, D.C. :International Monetary Fund,2007.1 online resource (40 p.)IMF Staff Country ReportsCover 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.9781451826630 145182663X ""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""Executive Summary""; ""I. Introduction""; ""II. Background""; ""III. Policy Discussions""; ""A. Bolstering Competitiveness""; ""B. Advancing Fiscal Adjustment""; ""C. Enhancing Financial Sector Stability""; ""IV. Staff Appraisal""; ""Tables""; ""1. Selected Economic Indicators, 2003â€?12""; ""2. Medium-Term Fiscal Projections, 2003â€?12""; ""3. Monetary Developments, 2003â€?07""; ""4. Summary Balance of Payments, 2003â€?12""; ""5. Indicators of External and Banking Sector Vulnerability, 2003â€?07""; ""6. Financial Soundness Indicators, 2004â€?06""""7. Public Sector Debt Sustainability Framework, 2003â€?12""""Figures""; ""1. Economic Performance in a Regional Perspective""; ""2. Convergence Criteria, 2001â€?07""; ""3. Interest Rate and Monetary Developments""; ""4. Labor Productivity""; ""5. Public Sector""; ""6. Financial Sector and Real Estate""; ""Boxes""; ""1. Maltaâ€?s Deteriorating External Competitiveness""; ""Contents""; ""Appendixes""; ""I. Fund Relations""; ""II. Statistical Issues""This 2007 Article IV Consultation highlights that Malta’s economic recovery is gaining traction, owing in large part to cyclical strength and some structural change. A public investment boom, financed largely by grants from the European Union, reignited growth in 2005. A modest recovery in exports and robust consumption growth, supported by rising employment and household borrowing, helped sustain the upswing in 2006. Although financial stability has continued to improve, the concentration of loan portfolios in real estate has continued to rise. Although nonperforming loans declined further, levels remain high and provisioning uneven.IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ;No. 2007/305Monetary policyMaltaFiscal policyMaltaBankingimfBanks and BankingimfBanks and bankingimfBanksimfCreditimfCurrencyimfDebt ManagementimfDebtimfDebts, PublicimfDepository InstitutionsimfEconometrics & economic statisticsimfExpenditureimfExpenditures, PublicimfFinanceimfFinancial institutionsimfForeign exchange reservesimfForeign exchangeimfIndustries: Financial ServicesimfLoansimfMacroeconomicsimfMicro Finance InstitutionsimfMonetary economicsimfMonetary PolicyimfMonetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit: GeneralimfMoney and Monetary PolicyimfMoneyimfMortgagesimfNational Government Expenditures and Related Policies: GeneralimfNonperforming loansimfPublic debtimfPublic finance & taxationimfPublic FinanceimfSovereign DebtimfMaltaEconomic conditionsMaltaEconomic policyMaltaimfMonetary policyFiscal policyBankingBanks and BankingBanks and bankingBanksCreditCurrencyDebt ManagementDebtDebts, PublicDepository InstitutionsEconometrics & economic statisticsExpenditureExpenditures, PublicFinanceFinancial institutionsForeign exchange reservesForeign exchangeIndustries: Financial ServicesLoansMacroeconomicsMicro Finance InstitutionsMonetary economicsMonetary PolicyMonetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit: GeneralMoney and Monetary PolicyMoneyMortgagesNational Government Expenditures and Related Policies: GeneralNonperforming loansPublic debtPublic finance & taxationPublic FinanceSovereign Debt332.152International Monetary Fund.DcWaIMFBOOK9910970510803321Malta212123UNINA