Monetary and Exchange Rate Policies of the Euro Area

Publication Date:

April 20, 2001

Electronic Access:

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Summary:

The euro area continues to perform well, owing to its sustained employment creation, rising disposable income, buoyant internal demand, and low inflation. Executive Directors agreed that favorable external developments and sound macroeconomic fundamentals had produced robust area-wide growth. They cautioned that high oil prices and a weak euro might undermine prevailing wage moderation and set in motion domestic inflation pressures. They emphasized the need to tighten monetary and fiscal policies, and accelerate structural reforms to sustain economic growth.

Series:

Country Report No. 2001/060

Subject:

English

Publication Date:

April 20, 2001

ISBN/ISSN:

9781451812879/1934-7685

Stock No:

1EUREA0012001

Pages:

26

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