## Into the EU: Policy Frameworks in Central Europe

_Books, May 1, 2002_

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**Canonical URL:** [Into the EU: Policy Frameworks in Central Europe](https://www.imf.org/en/publications/books/issues/2016/12/30/into-the-eu-policy-frameworks-in-central-europe-15397)

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## Bibliographic details
- Published: May 1, 2002
- Series: Books
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781589060845.071

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### Core focus and scope
- Examines opportunities and challenges for five central European applicants: the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, the Slovak Republic, and Slovenia.
- Central focus: issues policymakers in central Europe face as they craft macroeconomic and financial sector policies to help ensure growth that is both strong and sustainable.
- Context: a setting that may feature large and potentially volatile capital flows.
- Examines competing pressures in the run-up to EU accession and monetary union.

### Key findings and analytical themes
- Emphasis on macroeconomic and financial sector policy design to manage large and potentially volatile capital flows.
- Attention to ensuring growth that is both strong and sustainable in the accession process.
- Consideration of pressures arising from eventual EU accession and potential participation in monetary union.

### Subject classifications and keywords
- Subject: Commercial banks, Economic sectors, Exchange rates, Expenditure, Financial institutions, Financial sector, Fiscal policy, Foreign exchange, Inflation, Prices, Total factor productivity
- Keywords: accession to the European Union, bank, BOOK, candidate country, CEC5, Central and Eastern Europe, Commercial banks, country, East Asia, EU accession, Europe, European Union side, Exchange rates, Financial sector, fiscal policy framework, Global, Inflation, monetary policy, Western Europe

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