01755cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF008289 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451835892 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Sweden : 2002 Article IV Consultation-Staff Report; Staff Statement; Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for Sweden. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2002. 1 online resource (42 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 a cyclical slowdown in domestic demand coupled with global economic weakness led to slower growth of Sweden in 2001. Private consumption stagnated despite rising disposable income, owing to adverse confidence and wealth effects from the continued plunge in stock prices. Exports suffered their weakest year in a quarter century, as telecom exports-the driving force behind the recent rapid growth-fell by about one-third. The weak krona and supportive fiscal and monetary policies, however, helped contain the severity of the slowdown. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2002/159 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2002/159/002.2002.issue-159-en.xml IMF e-Library