01701cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF008779 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451835496 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Slovak Republic : Staff Report for the 2004 Article IV Consultation. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2005. 1 online resource (57 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 2004 Article IV Consultation highlights that Slovakia's economic performance has improved since the 2003 Article IV Consultation. Output has expanded strongly, and fiscal and external balances have narrowed substantially in recent years. These developments were assisted by large foreign direct investments and an improved business climate following important reforms-including to taxation, welfare, pensions, healthcare, and the labor market-that are supporting convergence to western European income levels. Economic activity was entirely export driven in 2003; real GDP increased by 4.5 percent despite a contraction in domestic demand. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2005/071 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2005/071/002.2005.issue-071-en.xml IMF e-Library