01678cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF001719 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451829891 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Nepal : Staff Report for the 2001 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 Nepal showed satisfactory macroeconomic performance despite difficult political circumstances. Executive Directors welcomed the comprehensive program of structural reforms that aimed at poverty reduction, and stressed the need for prudent macroeconomic policies. They appreciated the authorities' strategy to address the negative net worth of the two largest banks, and strengthen the financial sector. They encouraged the authorities to maintain an open trade and investment regime, encourage access to world banks, implement the recommendations of the IMF's multisector statistics mission, and improve the macroeconomic database. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2001/172 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2001/172/002.2001.issue-172-en.xml IMF e-Library