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Ireland: 2009 Article IV Consultation: Staff Report; and Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion

June 24, 2009

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Ireland: 2009 Article IV Consultation: Staff Report; and Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2009) accessed September 19, 2024

Summary

Following years as a star performer, Ireland is undergoing a painful adjustment as critical internal imbalances unwind. This 2009 Article IV Consultation highlights that the banking system of Ireland is under considerable stress as asset quality has deteriorated and the global financial crisis has tightened access to wholesale funding. Executive Directors have welcomed the actions taken to safeguard financial stability, backed by ready access to European Central Bank financing. Directors have also supported the authorities’ efforts to restructure the financial sector, including the decision to establish the National Asset Management Agency.

Subject: Banking, Credit, Distressed assets, Expenditure, Financial sector, Labor, Money, Public debt, Revenue administration, Wages

Keywords: Authorities' effort, Balance of payments data, CR, Credit, Deficit, Exchange rate, GDP, Global, Holding, Holdings exchange rate, ISCR, Potential GDP, Private sector, Property bubble, Quarterly balance of payments data, Unit wage, Wages

Publication Details

  • Pages:

    50

  • Volume:

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  • DOI:

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  • Issue:

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  • Series:

    Country Report No. 2009/195

  • Stock No:

    1IRLEA2009001

  • ISBN:

    9781451818871

  • ISSN:

    1934-7685