01625cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF007021 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781455216611 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Republic of Estonia : Staff Report for the 2010 Article IV Consultation. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2011. 1 online resource (59 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 Despite enduring one of the sharpest contractions in the EU, Estonia has been successful in its all-out efforts to join the euro area. Core prices have also begun increasing but at a moderate rate. Recent wage increases have defied not only high unemployment but also increases in vacancies and long-term unemployment. Executive Directors welcomed the authorities' medium-term goal of returning to budget surpluses to restore fiscal reserves and keep public debt at low levels. Directors observed that the financial sector had weathered the crisis relatively well. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2011/034 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2011/034/002.2011.issue-034-en.xml IMF e-Library