01688cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF008178 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451807196 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Switzerland : 2002 Article IV Consultation-Staff Report; Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for Switzerland. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2002. 1 online resource (39 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 This 2002 Article IV Consultation highlights that the economy of Switzerland cooled in 2001 as business investment fell and exports were hit by the global slowdown and an appreciation of the Swiss franc. Real GDP growth dropped to 1.3 percent, unemployment edged up, and the external current account surplus declined to 10 percent of GDP. The IMF staff projects that real GDP will grow by just under 1 percent in 2002 on the back of a global recovery in the second half of the year and effects of the monetary easing in 2001. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2002/106 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2002/106/002.2002.issue-106-en.xml IMF e-Library