Sweden: 2021 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; and Staff Report
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Summary:
Sweden entered the pandemic with substantial buffers and suffered a relatively shallow recession in 2020. The decline in output was moderated by substantial income and liquidity support as well as structural features of the economy. Sweden’s initial less stringent containment strategy seems to have altered the timing of the economic fallout, which intensified towards the middle of the year. This fallout has particularly impacted the youth and foreign-born. Economic recovery is projected over the next two years, but uncertainty has increased due to the new strains of the virus and slow vaccination.
Series:
Country Report No. 2021/061
Subject:
Economic and financial statistics Environment Financial crises Fiscal policy Government finance statistics Greenhouse gas emissions International organization Monetary policy Public debt
Frequency:
regular
English
Publication Date:
March 25, 2021
ISBN/ISSN:
9781513574684/1934-7685
Stock No:
1SWEEA2021001
Pages:
41
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