Switzerland : Staff Report for the 2015 Article IV Consultation.

This 2015 Article IV Consultation highlights that Switzerland's economy has performed relatively well in the aftermath of the global financial crisis, with growth reaching 2 percent in 2014. However, the economic environment became more complicated in late 2014, as increased capital inflows for...

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Corporate Author: International Monetary Fund. European Dept
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2015.
Series:IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2015/132
Online Access:Full text available on IMF
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