Monetary and Exchange Rate Policy

Monetary policy and the framework in which it operates have profound effects on economic outcomes over both the short and long term and are continually analysed. These effects depend on the exchange rate regime in place and hence form a part of the analytical studies undertaken.
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Economic Survey of Denmark 2009

05-Nov-2009

The Danish economy has been hard hit during the global crisis. Substantial measures have been taken to combat its effects. Going forward, the main challenges include restoring fiscal sustainability, raising productivity growth and improving education outcomes.

Iceland: Challenging times for monetary and fiscal policies

16-Oct-2009

Monetary and fiscal policies face huge challenges: the banking sector has collapsed; the economy is in the midst of a deep recession; the exchange rate has plunged; capital flows have been frozen; inflation is elevated; public debt has risen; source of revenues have disappeared; social needs have increased; and the unemployment insurance fund has been nearly depleted.

Estonia and euro adoption: Small country challenges of joining EMU

16-Oct-2009

The ongoing financial crisis has made euro adoption more attractive than ever and put it on the top of the country’s policy agenda. However, shocks affecting Estonia are only weakly synchronized with those of the euro area, and the structure of its economy also notably differs from the euro zone.

The role of transparency in the conduct of monetary policy

06-Oct-2009

In contrast to the once prevailing norm of secrecy and opaqueness, transparency has now become one of the main features characterising the conduct of monetary policy. Detailed analysis of eleven OECD central banks shows that communication practices have converged markedly in the direction of ever greater transparency.

OECD economic survey of Japan 2009

30-Sep-2009

Japan has been hard-hit by the global financial crisis. Its main economic challenges include raising its growth potential, upgrading the financial sector, resolving its fiscal problem, reforming health care and improving climate change policies.

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