Fiscal Monitor
Shifting Gears: Tackling Challenges on the Road to Fiscal Adjustment
April 2011
World Economic and Financial Surveys
©2011 International Monetary Fund
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The Fiscal Monitor was launched in 2009 to survey and analyze the latest public finance developments, update fiscal implications of the crisis and medium-term fiscal projections, and assess policies to put public finances on a sustainable footing. It is prepared twice a year by the IMF’s Fiscal Affairs Department. |
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Contents
| Preface | |||
| Main Themes | |||
| Chapter 1. Fiscal Deficits and Debts: Developments and Outlook | |||
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| Developments in 2010 and Projections for 2011 | |||
| Medium-Term Outlook | |||
| Longer-Term Adjustment Needs | |||
| Chapter 2. Sovereign Financing and Government Debt Markets | |||
| Gross Financing Needs | |||
| Sovereign Yields and Spreads | |||
| Chapter 3. Shocks to the Baseline Fiscal Outlook | |||
| Chapter 4. Assessing and Mitigating Fiscal Sustainability Risks | |||
| How Have Fiscal Sustainability Risks Changed? | |||
| Measures to Mitigate Fiscal Sustainability Risks | |||
| Appendices | |||
| Glossary | |||
| References | |||