## Regional Economic Outlook: Europe -- Securing Recovery, October 2009 -- Table of Contents _Europe, October 3, 2009_ ## Source details **Canonical URL:** [Regional Economic Outlook: Europe -- Securing Recovery, October 2009 -- Table of Contents](https://www.imf.org/en/publications/reo/eu/issues/2017/01/07/regional-economic-outlook-europe4) ## Other formats - [Markdown version](/en/publications/reo/eu/issues/2017/01/07/regional-economic-outlook-europe4/index.md) - [Structured JSON version](/en/publications/reo/eu/issues/2017/01/07/regional-economic-outlook-europe4/index.json) - [Bundle manifest](/en/publications/reo/eu/issues/2017/01/07/regional-economic-outlook-europe4/bundle-manifest.json) ## Bibliographic details - Published: October 3, 2009 - Series: Europe --- ### Key findings and near-term assessment - Europe's contraction is ending, but the recovery is fragile. - The report stresses uncertainty surrounding potential growth estimates and a more volatile environment faced by emerging economies in a tightly integrated region. - In the near term, policy priorities include: - Measures to restore the financial sector to health. - Continued macroeconomic support. - Preparing for the exit from extraordinary interventions in a coordinated and transparent fashion. - Higher longer-term growth through structural change will: - Support the recovery. - Smooth the exit from extraordinary policies. - Help emerging markets to adjust to lower capital inflows in the crisis' aftermath. ### Analytical emphasis and structural concerns - The report's analytical work highlights: - Uncertainty in estimating potential growth. - The need to address threats to potential growth stemming from the crisis and the continent's well-known structural rigidities. - Structural change is identified as essential for raising longer-term growth and aiding adjustment in emerging economies. ### Policy implications and recommendations - Near-term policy actions: - Restore financial sector health. - Maintain macroeconomic support during the fragile recovery. - Coordinate and be transparent about exit strategies from extraordinary interventions. - Medium- and long-term policy emphasis: - Implement structural reforms to raise potential growth. - Use structural improvement to facilitate smoother policy exits and support emerging economies facing lower capital inflows. ### Publication and dissemination notes - Published biannually in May and October. - Press Release date: October 3, 2009. *International Monetary Fund. 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