01646cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF002088 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451804454 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Bulgaria : Selected Issues and Statistical Appendix. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2002. 1 online resource (122 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 This Selected Issues paper and Statistical Appendix analyzes the reasons behind the relatively low rates of savings in Bulgaria and prospects for their evolution over the medium term. The paper argues that low saving rates largely reflect the current stage of transition-characterized by still low income levels, incomplete structural reforms, the memories of the financial and banking crises of 1996-97, and an adverse demographic structure. An analysis of prospective saving rates indicates that as the transition process advances, saving rates may increase by 5 percentage points over the medium term. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2002/173 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2002/173/002.2002.issue-173-en.xml IMF e-Library