Iceland: Staff Report for the 2001 Article IV Consultation

International Monetary Fund

No 2001/081, IMF Staff Country Reports from International Monetary Fund

Abstract: Iceland has benefited from the policy reorientation introduced just over a decade ago. The emergence of domestic and external imbalances in recent years, however, is cause for concern. An urgent task is to lower the risk exposure of the financial system. The adoption of an inflation targeting framework for monetary policy is commended. Fiscal policy should address the domestic and external imbalances. The intention to reinvigorate the privatization program is welcome. The government should continue to reduce the unfunded liability of the state employee pension scheme.

Keywords: ISCR; CR; government; exchange rate; central bank repo; consumer price inflation; IMF assessment; telecommunication company; interest rate differential; regime switch; Exchange rates; Current account deficits; Inflation; Inflation targeting; Global (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 49
Date: 2001-06-12
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