01804cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF002089 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451804485 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Bulgaria : Staff Report for the 2002 Article IV Consultation and First Review Under the Stand-By Arrangement and Request for Waiver of Nonobservance and Waiver of Applicability. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2002. 1 online resource (81 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 paper assesses Bulgaria's 2002 Article IV Consultation, First Review Under the Stand-By Arrangement (SBA), and a Request for Waiver of Non-observance and Waiver of Applicability. The authorities' structural reform program is ambitious, but implementation needs to be stepped up. In particular, although the energy sector reform program aims appropriately at privatization and increased competition, delays in restructuring district heating companies and increasing energy prices toward cost-recovery levels need to be overcome. The IMF staff supports the authorities' request for completion of the first program review under the SBA. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2002/174 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2002/174/002.2002.issue-174-en.xml IMF e-Library