01611cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF000637 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451824414 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Latvia : Selected Issues and Statistical Appendix. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 1998. 1 online resource (146 pages) IMF Staff Country Reports <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students This Selected Issues paper and Statistical Appendix highlights that the real GDP growth in Latvia accelerated in the second half of 1997, and is estimated at 6 percent for the year. Growth was broad-based, with particularly strong performance in the services sector and construction, and has been led by increased investment, with real capital formation rising by an estimated 10 percent, and enhanced efficiency. Reflecting the strong economic growth, official unemployment has begun to decline, falling from 7 1\2 percent in mid-year to 6.7 percent at end-January 1998. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 1998/047 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/1998/047/002.1998.issue-047-en.xml IMF e-Library