Cyprus : 2018 Article IV consultation-press release; staff report ; and statement by the executive director for Cyprus.

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Author / Creator:Monetary, International.
Imprint:Washington, District of Columbia : International Monetary Fund, [2018]
©2018
Description:1 online resource (81 pages).
Language:English
Series:IMF country report ; Number 18/337
IMF country report ; Number 18/337.
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13514149
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ISBN:1484387414
9781484387412
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Summary:Cyprus is recovering strongly from the 2012-13 crisis. GDP growth is projected to remain above 4 percent in 2018-19, buoyed by services and foreign-financed construction. Unemployment is rapidly declining while large fiscal primary surpluses are putting public debt back on a declining path. Nevertheless, crisis legacies continue to weigh on the banking system. In early 2018, difficulties in the Cyprus Cooperative Bank led the authorities to intervene, albeit at a significant fiscal cost. In the process, a package of legislative measures strengthening the insolvency and foreclosure regime was also approved, which is now catalyzing the cleanup of bank balance sheets. These developments have led to a sovereign ratings upgrade, restoring Cyprus's investment grade status.
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