01622cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF001534 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451830828 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Panama : Staff Report for the 2000 Article IV Consultation. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2001. 1 online resource (50 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 Under the Stand-By Arrangement, Panama has achieved good economic performance owing to its strong financial reform and low inflation. Executive Directors welcomed this step, and stressed the need to improve fiscal consolidation and tax reforms, tighten monetary stance, strengthen public finances, and accelerate structural reforms. They agreed that the country's economic and financial statistics are adequate for surveillance and program purposes, and encouraged the authorities to address remaining weaknesses, especially in the balance of payments and national accounts. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2001/039 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2001/039/002.2001.issue-039-en.xml IMF e-Library