01665cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF000704 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451822410 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Lao People's Democratic Republic : Recent Economic Developments. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 1998. 1 online resource (72 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 paper describes economic developments in Lao People's Democratic Republic (PDR) during the 1990s. Economic reforms in Lao PDR that started in 1986 were supported by IMF arrangements in 1989-97. During those years, the economy grew annually at 5 percent to 8 percent and through prudent macroeconomic policies, the government managed to achieve broadly stable macroeconomic conditions. Meanwhile, structural reforms took shape, so that market processes are now at work in most segments of the economy. However, in 1997, economic conditions deteriorated and progress in structural reform slowed significantly. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 1998/077 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/1998/077/002.1998.issue-077-en.xml IMF e-Library