01645cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF007254 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781455286645 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Kingdom of Netherlands : Netherlands; Selected Issues and Analytical Notes. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2011. 1 online resource (144 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 Important issues of the Netherlands are discussed. Openness to trade has benefited the Netherlands before the crisis and has supported the recent recovery process. However, both financial openness and trade linkages have also been a transmission channel for the financial crisis. Synchronized fiscal tightening across Europe has important spillover effects for GDP growth. The improvement on the supply side of credit has contributed to a normalization of the credit market. However, the recent increase in the financial stress index indicates that the situation is still fragile. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2011/143 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2011/143/002.2011.issue-143-en.xml IMF e-Library