01852cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF018762 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781484375846 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. European Dept. Austria : 2018 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Austria. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2018. 1 online resource (53 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 2018 Article IV Consultation highlights that Austria's economic recovery is strong and broad-based. Following several years of slow growth, Austria's output picked up markedly in 2017, and through early-2018. Output expanded by 3 percent in 2017, boosted by income tax cuts passed in 2016, higher public spending on refugees and a recovery in private investment in 2017, laying the foundation for a sustained robust expansion. Consumer and business confidence indicators have surpassed levels observed before the Global Financial Crisis and credit growth has recovered. The near-term outlook is for strong growth in 2018, at 3 percent, and a gradual return to a potential growth of about 1.75 percent over the medium-term. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2018/272 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2018/272/002.2018.issue-272-en.xml IMF e-Library