## Republic of Estonia: Selected Issues and Statistical Appendix

_IMF Staff Country Reports, February 11, 1998_

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## Bibliographic details
- Published: February 11, 1998
- Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451812329.002

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### Intergovernmental fiscal relations and fiscal decentralization
- The paper examines developments in intergovernmental fiscal relations for the Republic of Estonia.
- It highlights that intergovernmental relations in Estonia have been marked in recent years by a strong push in the direction of fiscal decentralization.
- The trend toward fiscal decentralization is described as part of a broader process of structural change, including privatization and liberalization of markets in Estonia.

### Financial sector evolution
- The paper analyzes the evolution of the financial sector.
- Subject tags include: Banking, Financial institutions, Financial markets, Nonbank financial institutions, Stock markets.

### European Union accession and economic policy
- The paper examines European Union accession and the economic policy of Estonia.
- Keywords include: EU accession, EU membership, kroon, trading partner, Western Europe.

### Thematic coverage and analytic focus
- Subject: Banking, Expenditure, Financial institutions, Financial markets, Nonbank financial institutions, Real effective exchange rates, Revenue administration, Stock markets, Tariffs, Taxes.
- Keywords: Baltics, bank, CR, Estonia, EU accession, EU membership, government, ISCR, kroon, labor cost Index, market, Nonbank financial institutions, productivity in Estonia, Stock markets, Tariffs, trading partner, Western Europe.

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