01717cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF000988 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451823998 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Republic of Lithuania : Selected Issues and Statistical Appendix. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 1999. 1 online resource (97 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 analyzes economic developments in Lithuania during 1996-99. The paper discusses macroeconomic developments and policies in detail. It discusses the importance of fiscal prudence in maintaining sustainable fiscal and external positions over the medium term, and emphasizes that reining in budgetary spending will be a key challenge in the period ahead. The paper reviews external competitiveness and concludes that Lithuania's competitiveness has remained adequate through early 1999, although there remains little room for further real appreciation and wage rises that are not related to productivity increases. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 1999/096 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/1999/096/002.1999.issue-096-en.xml IMF e-Library