Slovak Republic: 2018 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; Staff Report and Statement by the Executive Director for the Slovak Republic
IMF Staff Country Reports, July 26, 2018
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- Published: July 26, 2018
- Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781484370896.002
Economic performance
- The Slovak economy is enjoying consecutive years of favorable performance marked by robust real per capita GDP growth, record-low unemployment and sustained improvement in fiscal balances.
- Publication details:
- Pages: 49
- Volume: 2018
- Issue: 241
- Series: Country Report No. 2018/241
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781484370896.002
- Stock No: 1SVKEA2018001
- ISBN: 9781484370896
- ISSN: 1934-7685
Risks to growth and productivity
- Shortages of skilled labor, and gaps in education and institutional quality pose risks to an already declining productivity growth.
Financial stability and household balance sheets
- A decade-long double-digit mortgage lending growth has more than doubled household indebtedness relative to GDP, posing financial stability risks.
Subjects and keywords covered
- Subject: Credit, Education, Labor, Labor markets, Labor shortages, Money, Wages
- Keywords: banking sector, CR, Credit, EU membership, Europe, Global, government, holding, hospital personnel, IMF staff projection, ISCR, Labor markets, Labor shortages, liability positions vis-à-vis nonresident, prudent policy, Slovakia, tax administration authority, value chain, Wages
Slovak Republic: 2018 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; Staff Report and Statement by the Executive Director for the Slovak Republic
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