01699cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF014377 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781484376294 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. European Dept. Republic of Latvia : Staff Report for the 2014 Article IV Consultation. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2014. 1 online resource (51 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 Latvia entered the euro area in January 2014 with the fastest rate of growth in Europe. The 2014 Article IV Consultation highlights that a slowdown in investment and exports was partly compensated by robust consumption demand, supported by rising real wages, bringing GDP growth in 2013 to 4.1 percent. Strong job creation reduced the unemployment rate to 11.3 percent by end-2013, close to its structural level. Consumer price inflation fell to an average of about zero in 2013, mainly owing to weakening energy prices. The 2013 general government deficit outturn of 1.0 percent of GDP was below the target of 1.4 percent. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2014/115 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2014/115/002.2014.issue-115-en.xml IMF e-Library