In recent years, the IMF has released a growing number of reports and other documents covering economic and financial developments and trends in member countries. Each report, prepared by a staff team after discussions with government officials, is published at the option of the member country.

As in other European transition economies, unemployment statistics in Slovakia are provided by two different sources: an official register of the unemployed (maintained by the National Labor office) and a Labor Force Survey (undertaken by the Statistical Office). The register of the unemployed, established in 1990, provides monthly statistics on the number of workers who are included in the register, whereas the Labor Force Survey, undertaken since 1993, provides quarterly data on employment and unemployment derived by interviewing a sample of 10,250 households.

This report: Selected Issues and Statistical Appendix was prepared by staff from the International Monetary Fund as background documentation for the periodic consultation with the Slovak Republic. A chapter deals with unemployment in Slovakia which, at 18.6 per cent, is a serious economic and social problem. An appendix examines the medium term fiscal challenges. The statistical appendix covers economic, financial and trade statistics.

OECD's 2005 survey of Slovakia's economy covers key economic challenges including policies for Euro area succession, policies to boost job creation and labour mobility, improving conditions for innovation and growth, and building a modern public ...

This Selected Issues paper evaluates competitiveness in Slovakia and estimates the equilibrium real exchange rate path for the koruna. It takes stock of Slovakia's growth performance over the past decade and assesses its growth potential over the medium term. It estimates the equilibrium real exchange rate appreciation in Slovakia using cross-section and time-series methods. The paper also presents production function estimates of potential output for Slovakia that imply sustainable rates of growth of 4.5-5.0 percent over the next five years.