01638cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF002449 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451817928 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Hungary : Selected Issues. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2003. 1 online resource (67 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 examines the external sector issues in Hungary. It looks at some traditional indicators of external competitiveness, and provides basic background on key macroeconomic developments, including the current account and its financing. The paper examines various measures of the real effective exchange rate, the labor market considerations, and actual export performance. The paper concludes that although external competitiveness of the Hungarian economy has not been permanently impaired and the country is doing well from various vantage points, a significant dent has been put in competitiveness. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2003/125 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2003/125/002.2003.issue-125-en.xml IMF e-Library