01697cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF001493 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451832372 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Paraguay : Staff Report for the 2001 Article IV Consultation. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2001. 1 online resource (56 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 Adverse terms-of-trade developments and an unfavorable external environment have contributed to Paraguay's lackluster economic performance. Executive Directors observed the fiscal slippages, weaknesses in national accounts calculations, the statistical coverage of public enterprise operations and external tariffs, and stressed the need to tighten monetary and fiscal stances, and accelerate structural reforms. They welcomed the new strategy under the staff-monitored program, the improvement in the balance of payments, money, the central government's finances, and the country's progress toward meeting the General Data Dissemination Standard. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2001/087 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2001/087/002.2001.issue-087-en.xml IMF e-Library