Kingdom of the Netherlands: Netherlands: 2007 Article IV Consultation: Staff Report; Staff Statement; Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for the Kingdom of the Netherlands: Netherlands
IMF Staff Country Reports, June 22, 2007
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- Published: June 22, 2007
- Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451829563.002
Key findings on macroeconomic and competitiveness developments
- Improvements in the macroeconomic and business environments have contributed positively to Dutch competitiveness.
- Technological innovation has contributed positively to Dutch competitiveness.
Fiscal policy assessment and recommendations
- Continued improvement in the underlying fiscal position requires tight spending control.
- Executive Directors recommended that the authorities implement offsetting expenditure-reducing measures.
Financial sector supervision
- IMF staff and Executive Directors commended the risk-oriented, cross-sectoral approach to financial sector supervision.
- The design and implementation of supervision in the Netherlands were described as international best practice in many respects.
Subject areas and keywords
- Subjects: Expenditure, Fiscal policy, Fiscal stance, Health care spending, Labor, Macrostructural analysis, Structural reforms
- Keywords: consumer confidence, CR, deficit, Fiscal stance, GDP, Global, Health care spending, ISCR, liberalization program, Netherlands, staff appraisal, staff statement, state pension, Structural reforms, year-on-year CPI inflation