01688cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF017235 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781475553819 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. European Dept. Sweden : 2016 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Sweden. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2016. 1 online resource (63 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 2016 Article IV Consultation highlights Sweden's strong economic performance, with real GDP growth heading for about 3.4 percent in 2016 on the heels of an expansion of just over 4 percent in 2015. Employment has increased by 1.5 percent so far in 2016, pushing unemployment down to about 7 percent. Growth is expected to moderate to a still solid 2.4 percent in 2017. The fiscal deficit is expected to be small in 2016, even as migration-related government spending has almost doubled to about 1.4 percent of GDP owing to the surge in refugee inflows in 2015. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2016/353 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2016/353/002.2016.issue-353-en.xml IMF e-Library