Republic of Latvia Selected Issues Paper

The aim of this paper is to examine selected issues related to Latvia’s economic development. Latvia experienced a large macroeconomic adjustment in the aftermath of the crisis in 2007. The adjustment was characterized by internal devaluation via a combination of wage restraint and productivity gain...

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Corporate Author: International Monetary Fund European Dept
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. International Monetary Fund 2016
Series:IMF Staff Country Reports
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653 |a Depository Institutions 
653 |a Credit 
653 |a Banks 
653 |a Finance 
653 |a Productivity 
653 |a Industries: Financial Services 
653 |a Banks and banking 
653 |a Monetary economics 
653 |a Monetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit: General 
653 |a Micro Finance Institutions 
653 |a Cost 
653 |a Capital and Total Factor Productivity 
653 |a Production 
653 |a Industrial productivity 
653 |a Skills 
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653 |a Bank credit 
653 |a Occupational Choice 
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653 |a Capacity 
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520 |a The aim of this paper is to examine selected issues related to Latvia’s economic development. Latvia experienced a large macroeconomic adjustment in the aftermath of the crisis in 2007. The adjustment was characterized by internal devaluation via a combination of wage restraint and productivity gains. Latvia’s creditless recovery has taken unusually long to turn compared to international experience. Although lack of credit has not undermined recovery so far, support from the financial sector will be crucial for its continuation going forward. Emphasis on resuscitating credit growth is key to maintaining recovery. Focus should be on facilitating access to credit for small- and medium-sized enterprises and first-time borrowers, where market failures are the largest