01609cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF002573 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451801361 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Argentina : Staff Report for the 2002 Article IV Consultation. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2003. 1 online resource (133 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 Domestic and external factors combined to bring about the loss of confidence in Argentina that triggered the debt default and the crisis. Restoring confidence in legal certainty has been a major challenge for Argentina. The fiscal program is centered on maintaining tight control over primary spending and rebuilding the tax administration. A key outstanding issue is to close the estimated fiscal and external financing gap. The fiscal effort required to sustain the public finances in the medium term will require the adoption of major structural reforms. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2003/226 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2003/226/002.2003.issue-226-en.xml IMF e-Library