Republic of Serbia: Fourth and Fifth Reviews Under the Stand-By Arrangement and Rephasing of the Arrangement-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Republic of Serbia

September 2, 2016

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Republic of Serbia: Fourth and Fifth Reviews Under the Stand-By Arrangement and Rephasing of the Arrangement-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Republic of Serbia, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2016) accessed November 21, 2024

Summary

This paper discusses Serbia’s Fourth and Fifth Reviews Under the Stand-By Arrangement and Rephasing of the Arrangement. The program is delivering good results, particularly in achieving key macroeconomic objectives. Significant fiscal tightening and efforts to address structural weaknesses have helped boost confidence and restore growth. This has been supported by a healthy credit recovery on the back of substantial monetary policy easing as inflation has been persistently low. Notwithstanding this progress, public debt remains elevated and delays continue in some structural reforms, in part owing to recent elections. Further structural reforms are required to improve the business climate and support Serbia’s medium-term growth.

Subject: Banking, Exchange rates, Expenditure, External debt, Financial institutions, Foreign exchange, Nonperforming loans, Pension spending, Public debt

Keywords: CR, Deficit, Exchange rates, Global, Implementation, Inflation expectation, Inflation tolerance band, Investment confidence, ISCR, July headline CPI inflation, Nonperforming loans, Pension spending, Program objective, Reform agenda, Risk, Risk analysis, State

Publication Details

Pages:

82
Volume:

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Series:

Country Report No. 2016/287
Stock No:

1SRBEA2016001
ISBN:

9781475532289
ISSN:

1934-7685

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