Republic of Poland: 2016 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for the Republic of Poland

IMF Staff Country Reports, July 5, 2016

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• Published: July 5, 2016
• Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781498342858.002

Executive summary and program performance

• The paper "describes mainly the introduction and performance of the Extended Fund Facility program for Pakistan."
• Since the start of the program in September 2013:
  • "economic growth has gradually recovered."
  • "inflation has fallen to low single digits."
  • "foreign reserve buffers have been rebuilt."
  • "social safety nets have been strengthened."
  • "the fiscal deficit has significantly declined (although public debt remains high)."
• "Despite setbacks in privatization earlier in the year due to labor unrest and political opposition, the authorities remain committed to returning ailing public sector enterprises to a sound financial position, including through private participation, and to completing energy sector reform."

Key topics and subject coverage

• Aging
• Bank levy
• Banking
• Economic and financial statistics
• Government finance statistics
• Inflation
• Labor
• Labor force participation
• Mortgages
• Population and demographics
• Prices
• Taxes

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• Aging
• Bank levy
• Central and Eastern Europe
• constitutional court-mandated personal income tax
• CR
• Global
• Government finance statistics
• IMF staff calculation
• Inflation
• ISCR
• Labor force participation
• PIT framework
• retirement age
• staff appraisal
• tax-free allowance

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