Republic of Poland: Staff Report for the 1999 Article IV Consultation

March 31, 2000

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Republic of Poland: Staff Report for the 1999 Article IV Consultation, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2000) accessed September 27, 2024

Summary

Poland is placed high among the most successful transition economies owing to its strong macroeconomic and structural policies. Executive Directors commended this development, and stressed the need to maintain monetary and fiscal policies. They appreciated the tax and pension systems, banking supervision and regulatory framework, and industrial restructuring and privatization. They welcomed the policymakers' focus on ensuring progress toward membership in the European Union accession. They agreed that the country's statistical base is adequate for surveillance, and encouraged the authorities to improve the quality of macroeconomic data.

Subject: Balance of payments, Current account deficits, Expenditure, External debt, Inflation, Inflation targeting, Monetary policy, Prices

Keywords: Cash budget, CR, Current account deficits, Deficit, Europe, Food price inflation, Inflation, Inflation targeting, ISCR, January consumer price index, Staff appraisal, Weak current account data

Publication Details

Pages:

57
Volume:

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Issue:

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Series:

Country Report No. 2000/045
Stock No:

1POLEA0012000
ISBN:

9781451831825
ISSN:

1934-7685

Notes

Included with the Staff Report are the text of Public Information Notice No. 00/25--IMF Concludes Article IV Consultation with the Republic of Poland and a statement by Mr. Wieslaw Szczuka, Alternative Executive Director, on March 15, 2000.

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