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Cover -- CONTENTS -- IMPLICATIONS OF NORDEA'S REDOMICILE TO FINLAND -- A. Introduction -- B. Nordea's Operations -- C. Implications of Nordea's Redomicile -- D. Policy Responses to Nordea's Move -- E. Assessment -- BOX -- 1. Capital Buffers in Finland -- TABLES -- 1. Lending by Country -- 2. Loan Portfolio -- 3. Liabilities -- 4. Debt Securities

Provides an overview of politics in Finland in 1999, highlighting election results & prominent issues. 4 Tables, 3 References.

Cover -- CONTENTS -- FINLAND'S PUBLIC SECTOR BALANCE SHEET -- A. A Comprehensive View of Public Finances -- B. Finland's Static Public Sector Balance Sheets for 2000-2016 -- C. The Intertemporal Balance Sheet -- D. Policy Implications -- References -- FIGURES -- 1. Fiscal Balances, Gross Debt, and Static Net Worth, 1988-2016 -- 2. Composition of Static Public Sector Net Worth, 2016 -- 3. Evolution of Static Net Worth Excl. Private Pensions, 2000-2016 -- 4. Intertemporal Public Sector Balance Sheet and Underlying Projections -- APPENDIX -- I. Public Sector Balance Sheet Dec 31, 2016 -- FINLAND'S LABOR MARKET -- A. Introduction -- B. Labor Market Developments in Finland: An Overview -- C. Institutional and Policy Framework of the Labor Market in Finland -- D. Structural and Cyclical Components of Unemployment -- E. Future Challenges -- F. Conclusions -- References -- BOX -- 1. The Unemployment Benefits Framework in Finland -- FIGURES -- 1. Labor Market Indicators in Finland -- 2. Labor Market Policies in Finland -- 3. Estimating Okun's Law for Finland -- 4. Responses of the Finnish Labor Market to Crisis Periods -- 5. Potential Employment Impact of the Ongoing Recovery -- TABLE -- 1. Sources of Projected Cumulative Employment Increase During 2017-2021 -- APPENDIX -- I. Okun Relationships -- UNDERSTANDING FINLAND'S EXPORT PERFORMANCE -- A. Motivation -- B. Export Development by Product Market and Geographical Destination -- C. GVC Integration and Complexity of Exports -- D. Non-price Competitiveness and Regulation -- E. Cost Competitiveness -- F. Conclusions -- References -- FIGURES -- 1. Product Market Regulation -- 2. Bilateral Exports -- APPENDIX -- I. Finnish Exports by Destination.

Cover -- CONTENTS -- A SECTORAL BALANCE SHEET ANALYSIS OF FINLAND -- A. Introduction -- B. Nonfinancial Private Sector -- C. Public Sector -- D. Financial Sector -- E. Conclusion -- References -- PRODUCT MARKET REFORM, R& -- D SPENDING, AND FIRM-LEVEL PRODUCTIVITY IN FINLAND -- A. Introduction -- B. Potential Obstacles to Productivity Growth in Finland -- C. Data, Empirical Specification and Results -- D. Conclusion -- References -- BOXES -- 1. Measures of Firm-Level TFP -- 2. Measuring Indirect Regulatory Burdens -- FIGURES -- 1. Nonfinancial Corporates' Financial Balance Sheet, 2007 and 2015 -- 2. Households' Financial Balance Sheet, 2007 and 2015 -- 3. Household Debt and House Prices -- 4. General Government's Financial Balance Sheet, 2007 and 2015 -- 5. Central Bank's Financial Balance Sheet, 2007 and 2015 -- 6. Banks' Financial Balance Sheet, 2007 and 2015 -- 7. Nonbanks' Financial Balance Sheet, 2007 and 2015 -- TABLES -- 1. Effect of Upstream Network and Retail PMR on Downstream Firm Productivity -- 2. Effect of R& -- D Spending on Firm Productivity -- APPENDICES -- I. Data Sample and Cleaning Procedure -- II. Variables Definition and Key Descriptive Statistics -- III. Selected Estimates of the Elasticity of Private R& -- D from Literature.

The dramatic election highlights 2003 political developments in Finland. The Centre Party achieved success in vote count & seats. The ensuing efforts of party leader Anneli Jaatteenmaki to form a cabinet are described. Controversy arose around her use of some allegedly secret documents regarding a Bush-Paavo Lipponen meeting on Iraq during the campaign resulting in her stepping down as party leader. 3 Tables, 4 References. J. Zendejas

Analyzes election results and cabinet changes in Finland during 2004. Tables, References.

Provides an overview of politics in Finland in 2000, highlighting election results & national issues. 2 Tables, 10 References. Adapted from the source document.

Finland has the Nordic traditional mixture of public and private mechanisms for collective redress, especially in consumer affairs, including a Public Consumer Dispute Board and Consumer Ombudsman. The latter's powers have been considerably extended from 2008 with the (exclusive) ability under the Group Action Act to bring opt-in collective actions for damages. [Reprinted by permission of Sage Publications Inc., copyright The American Academy of Political and Social Science.]

Cover -- CONTENTS -- CONTEXT AND BACKGROUND -- RECENT DEVELOPMENTS -- OUTLOOK AND RISKS -- POLICY DISCUSSIONS -- A. Credit Markets, Real Estate, Borrower Risks, and Macroprudential Policies -- B. Financial System Policies -- C. Fiscal Policies -- D. Structural Policies -- STAFF APPRAISAL -- BOX -- 1. Fintech and Consumer Credit -- FIGURES -- 1. Economic Developments -- 2. House Prices -- 3. Fiscal Developments -- 4. Labor Force Participation and Unemployment -- 5. Labor Market Dynamism -- 6. Regional Labor Mobility -- TABLES -- 1. Selected Economic Indicators, 2016-2024 -- 2. Balance of Payments, 2016-2024 -- 3. International Investment Position, 2008-2017 -- 4. General Government Statement of Operations, 2015-2024 -- 5. Public Sector Balance Sheet, 2010-2017 -- 6. Financial Soundness Indicators for the Banking Sector, 2012-2018 -- ANNEXES -- I. External Sector Assessment -- II. Debt Sustainability Analysis -- III. Regional Labor Mobility in Finland -- IV. Risk Assessment Matrix -- V. Past Fund Staff Recommendations and Implementation -- CONTENTS -- FUND RELATIONS -- STATISTICAL ISSUES

Cover -- CONTENTS -- RECENT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS AND OUTLOOK -- A. Recent Developments -- B. Outlook and Risks -- POLICY DISCUSSION -- A. Structural Policies -- B. Fiscal Policy -- C. Financial Sector Policies -- STAFF APPRAISAL -- BOXES -- 1. Sectoral Balance Sheet Analysis -- 2. Reforming Health and Social Services -- FIGURES -- 1. Recent Developments -- 2. External Sector Indicators -- 3. Fiscal Indicators -- 4. Sectoral Financial Assets and Liabilities -- 5. Financial Sector Indicators -- 6. Structural Indicators -- TABLES -- 1. Selected Economic Indicators, 2012-21 -- 2. Balance of Payments, 2012-21 -- 3. Net International Investment Position, 2006-15 -- 4. General Government Statement of Operations, 2012-21 -- 5. General Government Balance Sheet, 2006-13 -- 6. Financial Soundness Indicators for the Banking Sector, 2010-16 -- 7. Risk Assessment Matrix -- ANNEXES -- I. External Sector Assessment -- II. Debt Sustainability Analysis -- III. FSAP 2016 Key Recommendations -- IV. Product Market Reforms, R& -- D Spending, and Firm-Level Productivity in Finland -- CONTENTS -- FUND RELATIONS -- STATISTICAL ISSUES -- TABLE OF COMMON INDICATORS REQUIRED FOR SURVEILLANCE -- PAST FUND STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS AND IMPLEMENTATION.