IMF Staff Country Reports

Republic of Slovenia: Selected Issues

Publication Date:

May 22, 2009

Electronic Access:

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Summary:

The spike in Slovenian inflation in 2007–08 has shown how structural bottlenecks may hamper Slovenian growth in the future. This Selected Issues paper investigates the role of supply factors and demand-side effects in explaining this surge. The paper concludes that the spike in Slovenian inflation in 2007–08 was a consequence of cost-push and demand-pull factors. The supply-side factors, including the spike in commodity prices and demand-pull factors related to the business cycle, explained approximately two-thirds of the surge.

Series:

Country Report No. 2009/160

Subject:

Banking Capital adequacy requirements Commercial banks Credit Financial institutions Foreign banks Inflation Loans Money Prices