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Republic of Latvia: Staff Report for the 2005 Article IV Consultation

August 10, 2005

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Republic of Latvia: Staff Report for the 2005 Article IV Consultation, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2005) accessed September 18, 2024

Summary

The staff report for the 2005 Article IV Consultation on the Republic of Latvia highlights the economic outlook and mid-term risks. A sound policy framework and far-reaching structural reforms supported this performance, including a prudent fiscal policy that underpinned the exchange rate peg. The ongoing credit boom and faster real wage growth are expected to support private domestic demand while a sharp increase in net European Union (EU) grants would also boost public spending. Efficiently allocating EU funds for infrastructure was seen as a key element of a framework for promoting efficient resource allocation.

Subject: Balance of payments, Banking, Credit, Current account deficits, External debt, Fiscal policy, Inflation, Money, Prices

Keywords: Baltics, Core inflation, CR, Credit, Current account deficits, EU accession, EU fund financing, Finance, Fiscal policy, IMF staff representative, Inflation, ISCR, Staff appraisal, Statement, Western Europe

Publication Details

  • Pages:

    61

  • Volume:

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  • DOI:

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  • Issue:

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  • Series:

    Country Report No. 2005/282

  • Stock No:

    1LVAEA2005002

  • ISBN:

    9781451824575

  • ISSN:

    1934-7685