01709cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF014400 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781484396513 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. European Dept. Republic of Croatia : Staff Report for the 2014 Article IV Consultation. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2014. 1 online resource (74 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 2014 Article IV Consultation highlights that Croatia remains stuck in an unusually drawn out recession. In 2013, real GDP contracted for the 5th consecutive year, and stands now at less than 90 percent of the end-2008 level. Unemployment has risen to 17 percent. Domestic demand remains depressed as corporations and households focus on reducing excessive debts accumulated in the 2000s. Exports and foreign direct investment are also feeble. The outlook is for an additional contraction in 2014 of almost 1 percent. Real domestic demand would remain feeble, reflecting both weak private sector demand and fiscal consolidation. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2014/124 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2014/124/002.2014.issue-124-en.xml IMF e-Library