01864cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF018889 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781484385715 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. European Dept. Spain : 2018 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Spain. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2018. 1 online resource (82 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 Spain's economy has continued to grow strongly, reflecting its improved fundamentals. However, especially the young generation still faces daunting economic challenges. In the meantime, several downside risks are clouding the medium-term outlook. Externally, they comprise sudden changes in investors' global risk appetite, escalating global protectionism, and weakening conditions in emerging economies. Domestically, they include pressure to reverse reforms, continued procyclical fiscal policy, and prolonged uncertainty related to Catalonia. These could hurt the economy particularly in an environment of high public debt and structural unemployment as well as sluggish productivity growth, which is set to slow Spain's income convergence. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2018/330 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2018/330/002.2018.issue-330-en.xml IMF e-Library