01566cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF001039 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451810332 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Germany : Staff Report for the 1999 Article IV Consultation. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 1999. 1 online resource (43 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 monetary conditions in Germany have eased significantly since late 1998, reflecting both policy actions and exchange rate developments. Short-term interest rates were reduced by the Bundesbank to 3 percent in December 1998 and, in the new context of European Monetary Union, by the European Central Bank to 2 1\2 percent in April 1999. The depreciation of the euro against other currencies since its inception in January 1999 has also been supportive of activity. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 1999/129 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/1999/129/002.1999.issue-129-en.xml IMF e-Library