01658cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF002557 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451804423 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Bulgaria : Third Review Under the Stand-By Arrangement and Request for Waiver of Applicability of Performance Criteria. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2003. 1 online resource (80 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 Bulgaria's macroeconomic performance, in the face of the prolonged slowdown in the EU, has been impressive, but further efforts are required. The government's fiscal policy has underpinned recent economic success, and pressures to loosen such policies should be resisted. Fiscal reforms have progressed, but momentum needs to be maintained for some time to come. Robust growth can be sustained over the medium term only with a revitalization of structural reforms. The rapid growth in credit to the private sector is welcome, but presents challenges. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2003/206 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2003/206/002.2003.issue-206-en.xml IMF e-Library