Slovak Republic
Cover -- CONTENTS -- CONTEXT -- RECENT DEVELOPMENTS -- OUTLOOK AND RISKS -- POLICY DISCUSSION -- A. Structural Reforms: Lifting Productivity -- B. Fiscal Policy: Increasing Efficiency to Invest in Priority Areas -- C. Financial Sector: Ensuring Stability -- STAFF APPRAISAL -- BOXES -- 1. Low Female Labor Force Participation and Employment in Slovak Republic: The Role of Childcare and Parental Leave Policies -- 2. Potential Productivity Gains from Strengthening Institutions and Reducing Skill Mismatch -- 3. Domestic Revenue Mobilization: Achievements, Policy Efforts and Priorities -- FIGURES -- 1. Output Gap and External Position -- 2. Challenges to Productivity and Growth -- 3. Real Sector Developments -- 4. Credit Developments -- 5. External Sector Competitiveness -- 6. Key Labor Market Challenges -- 7. Fiscal Deficit and Public Debt, 2015-23 -- 8. Household and Private Sector Indebtedness -- 9. Tax Subsidies for Home Ownership -- TABLES -- 1. Summary of Economic Indicators, 2015-23 -- 2. Statement of Operations of the General Government, 2015-23 -- 3. Balance of Payments, 2015-23 -- 4. External Sector Assessment -- 5. Risk Assessment Matrix -- 6. Financial Soundness Indicators, 2011-17 -- ANNEX -- I. Public Debt Sustainability Analysis (DSA) -- CONTENTS -- FUND RELATIONS -- STATISTICAL ISSUES.
