IMF Staff Country Reports

Republic of Estonia: 2013 Article IV Consultation

May 13, 2013

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Summary

Estonia has succeeded in reducing its macroeconomic imbalances and vulnerabilities, but faces the challenge of preserving its hard-earned fiscal and financial stability and enhancing long-term growth prospects. In this regard, adopting a fully fledged medium-term fiscal framework can help assess policy trade-offs and avoid procyclical policies. Financial sector stability can be safeguarded by strengthening macroprudential policies. Deeper Nordic-Baltic cross-border prudential arrangements and the EU banking union can enhance financial stability. Estonia needs to safeguard its external competitiveness, address skill mismatches, and accelerate human capital accumulation.

Subject: Banking, Expenditure, External debt, Financial derivatives, Financial institutions, Inflation, Prices, Public debt

Keywords: Baltics, Core inflation, CR, Economy, Energy market liberalization, Exchange arrangement, Faster-than-expected euro area recovery, Financial derivatives, Global, Inflation, ISCR, Ministry of Finance homepage, Monetary policy interest rates, ROSC

Publication Details

  • Pages:

    70

  • Volume:

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  • DOI:

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  • Issue:

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  • Series:

    Country Report No. 2013/114

  • Stock No:

    1ESTEA2013001

  • ISBN:

    9781484310380

  • ISSN:

    1934-7685