01732cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF017521 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781475587883 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. European Dept. Slovak Republic : 2017 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; Staff Report; and Informational Annex for Slovak Republic. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2017. 1 online resource (59 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 2017 Article IV Consultation highlights projected moderate 2016 real GDP growth in the Slovak Republic, but still at a robust 3.3 percent. Growth continues to benefit from an improving labor market, low inflation, and strong household credit growth. The output gap is now closed. Fiscal consolidation resumed in 2016, and the fiscal deficit is estimated to have narrowed to 2 percent of GDP. The outlook is favorable, with growth expected to peak at 3.9 percent in 2019 and settle at about 3.5 percent thereafter, reflecting greater export capacity as a result of investment in the automotive industry. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2017/071 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2017/071/002.2017.issue-071-en.xml IMF e-Library