01870cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF016616 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781498327961 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. European Dept. Austria : 2015 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Austria. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2016. 1 online resource (58 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 The 2015 Article IV Consultation discusses the key issues related to the economy of Austria. Austria has recovered from the global financial crisis, but the crisis still remains in bank and public sector balance sheets. Major banks have been striving to strengthen their capital and profitability positions amid regulatory and supervisory reforms. Despite lackluster growth, economic slack is limited as potential growth has fallen as well. The governing coalition of Social Democrats and the right-of-center People's Party holds a constructive dialogue on economic policy issues. Growth is estimated at 0.7 percent in 2015, a slight improvement over the 1\2 percent average in 2012-14, on the back of strengthening external and domestic demand. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2016/050 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2016/050/002.2016.issue-050-en.xml IMF e-Library