01625cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF000926 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451812336 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Republic of Estonia : Staff Report for the 1999 Article IV Consultation. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 1999. 1 online resource (63 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 1999 Article IV Consultation highlights that real GDP growth of Estonia slowed to 4 percent in 1998. Tighter macroeconomic policies, the decline in the stock market, and banking difficulties in the wake of the Russian crisis in August 1998 dampened domestic consumption and investment. Output growth in early 1999 has remained weak. Overall, the direct impact of the Russian crisis on growth was relatively modest, mainly because Estonia had reoriented most of its trade to the West and the exposure of Estonian banks to Russian financial markets was limited. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 1999/059 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/1999/059/002.1999.issue-059-en.xml IMF e-Library