01663cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF002463 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451826012 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia : Staff Report for the 2003 Article IV Consultation and Request for Stand-By Arrangement. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2003. 1 online resource (89 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 evaluates the 2003 Article IV Consultation and a Request for a Stand-By Arrangement (SBA) for the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYRM). The Article IV policy discussions focused on regaining a sustainable fiscal and external position, restarting economic growth and job creation, and addressing vulnerabilities resulting from public sector indebtedness, banking sector fragility, and euroization of bank and government balance sheets. FYRM has also requested IMF support of the program under an SBA in the amount SDR 20 million. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2003/131 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2003/131/002.2003.issue-131-en.xml IMF e-Library