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1 online resource : color illustrations |
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IMF country report ; no. 08/80 |
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IMF country report ; no. 08/80.
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Contents |
Cover; Executive Summary; Contents; I. The Context; II. Recent Economic Developments; Boxes; 1. Past Fund Policy Recommendations and Implementation; 2. The Smoothing of the VAT Increase; III. Outlook and Risks; A. Short-Term Outlook; 3. Germany's Growth Linkages; 4. Growth Consequences of the Euro Appreciation; B. Competititiveness; C. Medium-Term Outlook; IV. Policy Discussions; A. Strengthening Employment and Productivity; 5. Alleviating Shortages of Skilled Labor; B. Financial Sector Stability and Efficiency; C. Strengthening Public Finances |
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6. Why Has Economic Convergence Across the Länder Stopped?V. Staff Appraisal; Figures; 1. Exports and Competitiveness; 2. Corporate Profitability Trends; 3. Labor Market Developments; 4. Financial Indicators; 5. Corporate Spreads, Money Market Rates, and Lending Standards; 6. Sentiment, Orders, and Production; 7. Comparison of Business Cycles, 1990-2007; 8. Labor Productivity Growth, Contributions From TFP, and Capital Deepening; 9. Selected Countries: Patents Developments; 10. Labor Market and Migration Trends; 11. Selected Countries: Traditional Bank Financing |
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12. Selected Countries: Capital Markets in Comparative Perspective13. Selected Countries: Equity Market Efficiency; 14. Selected Countries: Nontraditional Financing; 15. Healthcare Expenditures and Aging; Tables; 1. Basic Data; 2. Medium-Term Balance of Payments, 2005-13; 3. Core Set of Financial Indicators for Banks, 1998-2006; 4. Encouraged and Other Financial Soundness Indicators, 1998-2006; 5. Financial System Structure, 1998-2006; 6. General Government Finances, 2002-12; Appendices; I. Fund Relations; II. Statistical Issues |
Summary |
Annotation 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 |
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Cover title |
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"Under Article IV of the IMF's Articles of Agreement, the IMF holds bilateral discussions with members, usually every year"--Cover |
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"February 2008." |
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Print version record |
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International Monetary Fund -- Germany
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SUBJECT |
International Monetary Fund fast |
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Competition -- Germany
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Finance -- Germany
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Finance, Public -- Germany
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Competition
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Economic history
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Economic policy
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Finance
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Finance, Public
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SUBJECT |
Germany -- Economic conditions -- 1990-
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh91000418
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Germany -- Economic policy.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85054499
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Germany
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
International Monetary Fund, issuing body.
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ISBN |
1280899239 |
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9781280899232 |
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9781452704463 |
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1452704465 |
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9781451810547 |
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1451810547 |
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