01633cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF002354 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451811421 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Algeria : Selected Issues and Statistical Appendix. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2003. 1 online resource (97 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 deals with the issue of low growth in Algeria. A growth-accounting exercise indicates that negative total factor productivity growth explains Algeria's low growth rates. This paper highlights the sources of this low growth that mainly consist of incomplete structural reforms and the weaknesses of Algeria's institutions. It describes policy recommendations, focusing on the institutional reforms required to improve the business environment. The paper also analyzes Algeria's monetary policy in the context of volatile hydrocarbon revenues. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2003/069 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2003/069/002.2003.issue-069-en.xml IMF e-Library