Republic of Latvia : 2018 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for the Republic of Latvia.

This 2018 Article IV Consultation highlights that Latvia's government revenues overperformed in 2017, buoyed by strong economic activity and wage growth. Nonetheless, the 2017 general government structural balance recorded a deficit of 0.8 percent of GDP, which resulted in a positive fiscal imp...

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Korporativní autor: International Monetary Fund. European Dept
Médium: Časopis
Jazyk:English
Vydáno: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2018.
Edice:IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2018/266
On-line přístup:Full text available on IMF
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