01720cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF005606 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451813302 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Finland : 2008 Article IV Consultation; Staff Report; Staff Statement; Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for Finland. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2009. 1 online resource (85 pages) IMF Staff Country Reports <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students Finland's 2008 Article IV Consultation shows that spillovers from the global turmoil are adversely affecting activity and may weaken the financial system. From a cyclical perspective, a fiscal structural loosening is warranted. Its effectiveness in Finland's small, open economy would be limited in the absence of an EU-wide fiscal package. The authorities have been confident that an EU-coordinated budget expansion is in the works. There has been agreement that loosening should be designed to minimize damage to long-term fiscal sustainability. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2009/039 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2009/039/002.2009.issue-039-en.xml IMF e-Library