Iceland : Stand-By Arrangement; Interim Review Under the Emergency Financing Mechanism.
This paper describes the Stand-By Arrangement for Iceland under the Emergency Financing Mechanism. The crisis is producing a sharp contraction of economic activity. Indicators of consumption are plummeting, and the deterioration in the labor market is accelerating, with rising unemployment and falli...
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| Format: | Journal |
| Language: | English |
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Washington, D.C. :
International Monetary Fund,
2009.
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| Series: | IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ;
No. 2009/052 |
| Online Access: | Full text available on IMF |
| Summary: | This paper describes the Stand-By Arrangement for Iceland under the Emergency Financing Mechanism. The crisis is producing a sharp contraction of economic activity. Indicators of consumption are plummeting, and the deterioration in the labor market is accelerating, with rising unemployment and falling real wages contributing to a considerable contraction in real incomes. Significant import compression is under way, allowing a sustained turnaround in the trade balance, as exports continue to benefit from a weaker krona. The krona interbank market is inactive, and equity markets remain under pressure with trade being thin. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (21 pages) |
| Format: | Mode of access: Internet |
| ISSN: | 1934-7685 |
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