01748cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF000889 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451800623 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Albania : Staff Report for the 1999 Article IV Consultation, Request for the Second Annual Arrangement Under the Enhanced Structural Adjustment Facility, and Request for Augmentation. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 1999. 1 online resource (67 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 reviews Albania's 1999 Article IV Consultation, Request for the Second Annual Arrangement Under the Enhanced Structural Adjustment Facility, and a Request for Augmentation. Inflation fell to 2 percent in March 1999. The return to growth and low inflation reflected the government's adherence to strong fiscal consolidation efforts. The domestically financed component of the deficit was reduced to 6.4 percent of GDP in 1998 from 10.8 percent of GDP in 1997. The external current account deficit also fell sharply from 12 percent of GDP in 1997 to 6 percent of GDP. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 1999/050 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/1999/050/002.1999.issue-050-en.xml IMF e-Library