01641cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF001036 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451813418 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. France : Staff Report for the 1999 Article IV Consultation. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 1999. 1 online resource (57 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 the economic recovery in France-which began hesitantly in the mid-1990s-strengthened in the first half of 1998 when internal demand became the driving force in a setting of price stability, strong competitiveness, and falling interest rates. By summer 1998, though, a weaker external environment in the wake of the emerging market crises had started to dampen the upswing. Activity softened as business confidence deteriorated and excessive inventories were worked out. Nonetheless, GDP growth for the year was still the fastest in the decade. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 1999/127 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/1999/127/002.1999.issue-127-en.xml IMF e-Library