Malta : 2010 Article IV consultation : staff report, public information notice on the Executive Board discussion, and statement by the Executive Director for Malta /

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Imprint:	Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, ©2011.
Description:	1 online resource (40 pages)
Language:	English
Series:	IMF country report ; no. 11/29 IMF country report ; no. 11/29.
Subject:	International Monetary Fund -- Malta. International Monetary Fund. Fiscal policy -- Malta. Banks and banking -- Malta. Debts, Public -- Malta. Debts, External -- Malta. Economic indicators -- Malta. Banks and banking. Debts, External. Debts, Public. Economic history. Economic indicators. Fiscal policy. Malta -- Economic conditions. Malta.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12499006

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Varying Form of Title:	Malta, 2010 Article IV consultation
Other authors / contributors:	International Monetary Fund, issuing body.
ISBN:	128355349X 9781283553490 9781455236725 1455236721
Notes:	Online resource; title from PDF title page (IMF Web site, viewed May 10, 2011).
Summary:	1. Further policy effort is needed to fully exploit the benefits offered by EU and euro membership. As a small and very open economy, Malta has benefited from tighter integration into the European economy and participation in the euro area. Pragmatic and flexible polices played a crucial role but more action is needed. Catching up further with incomes of richer European countries requires raising productivity, skills and employment rates simultaneously, which is a formidable challenge many other countries in Europe are facing as well. Continued diversification into high-value exports offers the most promising source of sustained recovery for Malta. Further upgrading the various economic clusters and promoting synergies between them would also reduce the risks stemming from potentially unfavorable changes in the European or international regulatory and taxation framework.

Table of Contents:

Cover; Contents; I. The Economic Agenda; II. The Outlook for Malta's Economy; A. Recent Developments and Near-term Outlook; B. Shape and Strength of the Recovery; Figures; 1. Economic Indicators, 2004-11; Boxes; 1. Real Estate Market Developments in Malta; 2. Drivers for Balanced and Sustainable Growth; C. Contagion and Other Risks; III. Fiscal Policy: Background, Outlook and Consolidation Agenda; A. Background; B. Fiscal Outlook and Consolidation Agenda; 2. Fiscal Sector, 2003-15; 3. Age-Related Public Spending in Malta.
IV. Financial Sector: Developments, Vulnerabilities and Policy Challenges3. Financial Sector Developments, 2004-10; 4. Malta's Rapidly Expanding Banking Sector; V. Staff Appraisal; Tables; 1. Selected Economic Indicators, 2007-16; 2. Fiscal Developments and Projections, 2007-13; 3. Balance of Payments, 2007-16; 4. International Investment Position, 2003-09; 5. Financial Soundness Indicators, 2005-10; Contents; Appendix; I. Fund Relations; II. Statistical Information; III. Public Sector Debt Sustainability.

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