IMF Staff Country Reports

Euro Area Policies: Staff Report for the 2012 Article IV Consultation with Member Countries

Publication Date:

July 18, 2012

Electronic Access:

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Summary:

The 2012 Article IV Consultation report on euro area policies highlights that investors are withholding funding from member states most in need, moving capital “north” and abroad to perceived safer assets. Executive Directors have noted that the euro area continues to face a number of economic challenges amid increasing financial stresses and market fragmentation. Directors have also stressed that it is important that policymakers continue to demonstrate shared and unequivocal commitment—with a clear, credible roadmap—to a deeper integration of the euro area.

Series:

Country Report No. 2012/181

Subject:

Bank credit Banking Deposit insurance Economic integration Fiscal consolidation Fiscal policy Fiscal union Inflation Monetary unions Money Prices