01648cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF001564 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451829679 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Norway : Staff Report for the 2000 Article IV Consultation. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2001. 1 online resource (51 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 Norway, one of the world's richest economies and the second largest oil exporter, has been a model of prudent economic management of resource wealth. Executive Directors commended the impressive economic performance, marked by sustained solid growth, low inflation, unemployment, and strong fiscal and external positions. They noted that countercyclical fiscal management was a key pillar of the strategy, and stressed the need to tighten fiscal and monetary policies, accelerate structural reforms, increase labor supply, restrain public expenditure, and move forward with privatization initiatives. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2001/033 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2001/033/002.2001.issue-033-en.xml IMF e-Library