Finland: 2007 Article IV Consultation: Staff Report; Staff Statement and Supplement; Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for Finland
IMF Staff Country Reports, August 6, 2007
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- Finland: 2007 Article IV Consultation: Staff Report; Staff Statement and Supplement; Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for Finland
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Bibliographic details
- Published: August 6, 2007
- Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451813289.002
Key findings
- Growth in Finland has outpaced the euro area average.
- Inflation is among the lowest in the European Union.
- The external current account is in surplus.
- The general government budget is in surplus.
Labor market developments
- The labor market has improved markedly since 2005, with rising participation rates.
- Employment growth has been comparatively strong.
- The unemployment rate has dipped below the euro area average and hovers near estimates of the structural unemployment rate.
Subject coverage and keywords
- Subject: Employment, Expenditure, Fiscal policy, Fiscal stance, Labor, Labor force, Labor markets.
- Keywords: Baltics, coalition government, CR, Employment, estimate, estimates of the competitiveness margin, exchange arrangement, Fiscal stance, Global, ISCR, Labor force, Labor markets, Northern Europe, projection, staff appraisal, staff's estimate, wage.
Finland: 2007 Article IV Consultation: Staff Report; Staff Statement and Supplement; Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for Finland — August 6, 2007
Content in this bundle
- _cr07279 — Main Economic Indicators, 2002–09