01741cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF014544 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781498348157 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. European Dept. Spain : Staff Report for the 2014 Article IV Consultation. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2014. 1 online resource (78 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 economic growth in Spain has resumed, and unemployment is falling. Exporters are gaining market share, and the current account is in surplus for the first time in decades. Financial conditions have improved sharply, with sovereign yields at record lows. Business investment is rebounding strongly and private consumption has also started to recover owing to improved employment prospects and rising confidence. Executive Directors have welcomed the improving Spanish economy. They have stressed that labor market reform should be accompanied by product and service market liberalization to maximize the gains to growth and jobs. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2014/192 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2014/192/002.2014.issue-192-en.xml IMF e-Library