01726cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF001329 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451831634 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Papua New Guinea : Staff Report for the 2000 Article IV Consultation and First Review Under the Stand-By Arrangement. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2000. 1 online resource (55 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 Papua New Guinea showed satisfactory performance under the Stand-By Arrangement. Executive Directors commended the macroeconomic stabilization and structural reform, and emphasized the need to maintain fiscal and monetary stances. They appreciated the improved governance, transparency, and efficiency of the public sector, as indicated by the recent assessment of Papua New Guinea's observance of the code on fiscal transparency. They indicated the need to strengthen the technical and managerial capacity of the National Statistical Office, and noted the potential role of technical assistance in improving statistics. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2000/136 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2000/136/002.2000.issue-136-en.xml IMF e-Library