01682cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF001628 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451814439 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Georgia : Request for a Three-Year Arrangement Under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2001. 1 online resource (76 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 The centerpiece of the program is fiscal consolidation, to put Georgia on a path to fiscal sustainability, establish the ability of the government to meet its commitments, and underpin efforts to resolve the large external debt burden. Expenditure restraint should be complemented by reforms to increase fiscal transparency and strengthen expenditure monitoring and control. Maintaining low inflation and a stable exchange rate is required. Combating corruption and improving governance will be the key to attracting the investment needed to ensure strong, sustainable growth and poverty reduction. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2001/109 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2001/109/002.2001.issue-109-en.xml IMF e-Library