01631cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF002770 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451829983 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Nepal : Request for a Three-Year Arrangement Under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2003. 1 online resource (77 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 Nepal's public debt-to-GDP ratio is set to decline from 68 percent of GDP at end-2002-03 over the medium term. The 2003-04 budget makes a start in implementing the medium-term fiscal strategy. Government spending will be redirected to social sectors, for poverty alleviation, and be better prioritized. Monetary policy would remain geared to supporting the exchange rate peg to the Indian rupee. Further steps are envisaged to strengthen the Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB), improve the banking environment, and restructure commercial and development banks. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2003/360 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2003/360/002.2003.issue-360-en.xml IMF e-Library