01638cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF011204 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781462340545 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Spain : Selected Issues. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2011. 1 online resource (113 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 Rebalancing in Spain's private sector is under way, but with more modest progress on reducing stocks. Spain is subject to significant spending pressures, reflecting unfavorable demographic trends and subdued growth prospects, and will require substantial structural reform. Priority reforms are needed to strengthen its fiscal framework. The study tries to infer the potential impact of the ongoing integration process on bank efficiency based on preconsolidation bank data. The reforms, such as those recently implemented, of employment protection and collective bargaining could help improve Spain's inflation performance. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2011/216 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2011/216/002.2011.issue-216-en.xml IMF e-Library