Luxembourg: Staff Report for the 2002 Article IV Consultation
IMF Staff Country Reports, June 17, 2002
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- Published: June 17, 2002
- Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451824339.002
Major findings on the financial sector
- The financial sector of Luxembourg has continued to expand.
- Asset and liquidity management have taken over from private banking as the main source of strong growth of the sector.
- Activity weakened in 2001.
Structural reforms and labor market measures
- Structural reforms are proceeding.
- Progress has been made in removing legal obstacles to part time employment.
- Progress has been made in introducing more flexible working time arrangements and work-week averaging.
- Expansion of child care facilities has been advanced.
Regulatory and technological framework
- The authorities have adopted the legal and regulatory framework needed for the launch of an electronic commerce sector.
Subject areas and keywords (as listed)
- Subject: Economic sectors, Employment, Financial sector, Inflation, Labor, Labor markets, Prices
- Keywords: CR, Employment, Financial sector, GDP deflator, Global, government, headline inflation, IMF staff calculation, Inflation, inflation projection, interest income, ISCR, Labor markets, net, return on equity, surplus, trend-GDP growth
Publication and document metadata
- Title: Luxembourg: Staff Report for the 2002 Article IV Consultation
- Publication date: June 17, 2002
- Pages: 35
- Volume: 2002
- Issue: 118
- Series: Country Report No. 2002/118
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451824339.002
- Stock No: 1LUXEA0032002
- ISBN: 9781451824339
- ISSN: 1934-7685
International Monetary Fund. "Luxembourg: Staff Report for the 2002 Article IV Consultation", IMF Staff Country Reports 2002, 118 (2002).