01945cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF002108 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451804508 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Bulgaria : Financial System Stability Assessment, including Reports on the Observance of Standards and Codes on the following topics; Monetary and Financial Policy Transparency, Banking Supervision, Securities Regulation, Insurance Regulation, and Payment Systems. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2002. 1 online resource (99 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 presents key findings of Bulgaria's Financial System Stability Assessment, including Reports on the Observance of Standards and Codes on Monetary and Financial Policy Transparency, Banking Supervision, Securities Regulation, Insurance Regulation, and Payment Systems. Bulgaria's macroeconomic policies are tied to three anchors: the discipline imposed by the Currency Board Arrangement; discipline imposed by the accession procedure to the European Union and European Monetary Union; and the conditionalities of IMF and World Bank programs. Although real growth has resumed and the fiscal deficits have been contained, the increasing current account deficit is a matter of concern. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2002/188 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2002/188/002.2002.issue-188-en.xml IMF e-Library