01748cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF002602 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451817331 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Republic of Croatia : First Review Under the Stand-By Arrangement and Requests for Waiver of Nonobservance and Applicability of Performance Criteria. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2003. 1 online resource (83 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 Croatia has made important strides in restoring robust economic growth and achieving price stability while continuing to strengthen its net international reserves position under the Stand-By Arrangement. Executive Directors welcomed this development, and stressed the need to improve fiscal consolidation, accelerate structural reforms, tighten monetary stance, and maintain the soundness of the banking system. They appreciated the budget, foreign exchange, labor laws, and emphasized the need to focus on public enterprise restructuring and privatization, and promote Croatia's European Union membership bid. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2003/252 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2003/252/002.2003.issue-252-en.xml IMF e-Library