Serbia and Montenegro: Selected Issues and Statistical Appendix

International Monetary Fund

No 2005/232, IMF Staff Country Reports from International Monetary Fund

Abstract: This Selected Issues and Statistical Appendix paper examines the scope for improving the effectiveness of fiscal policy of Serbia and Montenegro in containing the persistently large external imbalance. The paper discusses the causes of the current problems and presents preliminary results of the projected finances of the Fund for Employees (FE). It suggests options for reducing the cost of pension outlays, and provides preliminary estimates of the impact of the authorities’ recent reform package on the FE finances. The paper also provides a description of the main parameters of the Serbian pension system.

Keywords: ISCR; CR; exchange rate; pension; Yugoslavia; enterprise; GDP; SSOE deficit; pension system; SM export; company balance sheets; contribution rate; survivor pension; Pensions; Pension spending; Inflation; Aging; Retirement; Europe; Eastern Europe; South America; Middle East; Global (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 127
Date: 2005-07-14
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