Canada : 2008 Article IV Consultation-Staff Report; Staff Statement; and Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion.

Canada has enjoyed high growth while adjusting smoothly to commodity price gains, currency appreciation, and, more recently, slowing U.S. demand. Monetary policy has appropriately shifted to guarding against increasing near-term downside risks. A sound fiscal framework policy has produced an enviabl...

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Autor Corporativo: International Monetary Fund
Formato: Periódico
Idioma:English
Publicado em: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2008.
Colecção:IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2008/069
Acesso em linha:Full text available on IMF
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