01761cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF008448 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451807202 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Switzerland : 2003 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, 2003. 1 online resource (37 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 2003 Article IV Consultation highlights that following a solid expansion in 1997-2000, economic growth in Switzerland is currently stalled as exports have been hurt by the global slowdown and domestic investment has undergone a sharp downward correction from earlier high levels. The important financial sector has been hit particularly hard, in part because of the steep declines in equity prices both in Switzerland and abroad. Unemployment has doubled, although it remains low by international standards. Inflation is negligible, and the external current account is running a large surplus. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2003/148 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2003/148/002.2003.issue-148-en.xml IMF e-Library