Title Austria : 2007 Article IV consultation : staff report, staff statement, public information notice on the Executive Board discussion, and statement by the Executive Director for Austria

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

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Description 1 online resource (29, 3, 4 pages) : illustrations, color Series IMF country report ; no. 07/145 IMF country report ; no. 07/145. Contents Cover -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- I. Introduction -- II. Recent Developments -- III. Report on the Discussions -- A. Short-Term Outlook and Risks -- B. Fiscal Near-Term -- C. Structural Fiscal Issues -- D. Financial Sector -- E. Structural Issues -- IV. Staff Appraisal -- Text Boxes -- 1. Key Fund Policy Recommendations and Implementation -- 2. Main Economic Policy Elements of the Government Program for 2007�10 -- Tables -- 1. Basic Data -- 2. Staff�s Medium-Term Macroeconomic Framework, 2003�12 -- 3. Balance of Payments, 2003�12 4. General Government Accounts, 2001�085. Indicators of Financial Vulnerability, 2001�06 -- Figures -- 1. GDP Growth, 2002�06 -- 2. Labor Markets, 2001�07 -- 3. Competitiveness, 2001�07 -- 4. Fiscal Developments, 1996�2006 -- 5. Monetary Developments, 1997�2007 -- Appendices -- I. Debt Sustainability -- Figure 1. Austria. Pension Expenditures Under Best and Worst Case Scenarios (Percent of GDP) -- Figure 2. Austria: Public debt -- Best and Worst Case Scenarios (Percent of GDP) -- II. Fund Relations -- III. Statistical Issues Summary This 2007 Article IV Consultation highlights that the favorable economic outcome for Austria is owed to a combination of stability-oriented macropolicies, a range of structural reforms, strong international competitiveness resulting from a social partnership that facilitates wage moderation, and an orientation toward fast-growing economies in Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe (CESE). The banking sector continues to do well overall. The authorities are taking action to further improve monitoring of the Austrian banks' activities in CESE, including foreign currency lending, and are also stepping up collaboration with host supervisors Notes Print version record Subject International Monetary Fund -- Austria SUBJECT International Monetary Fund fast Subject Fiscal policy -- Austria Finance -- Austria Structural adjustment (Economic policy) -- Austria Economic history Economic policy Finance Fiscal policy Structural adjustment (Economic policy) SUBJECT Austria -- Economic conditions -- 1945- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85009671 Austria -- Economic policy -- 1945- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85009675 Subject Austria Form Electronic book Author International Monetary Fund. ISBN 128089248X 9781280892486 9781452777795 1452777799 1452723672 9781452723679

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