01632cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF002397 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451832389 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Paraguay : Staff Report for the 2002 Article IV Consultation. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2003. 1 online resource (65 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 2002 Article IV Consultation highlights that Paraguay's economic performance in recent years has been characterized by slow economic growth and increasing unemployment and poverty rates. This stagnation reflects structural impediments to growth, exacerbated by external and domestic shocks. In 2002, the economy fell into its worst recession in decades, with real GDP down by 2 1\2 percent, according to official estimates, or 4 1\2 percent, according to IMF staff estimates, while inflation accelerated to 14 1\2 percent. The public finances also deteriorated sharply in 2002. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2003/094 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2003/094/002.2003.issue-094-en.xml IMF e-Library