01584cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF002858 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451830460 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Pakistan : Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2004. 1 online resource (152 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 To stimulate private sector credit expansions in Pakistan, the monetary policy has been accommodative while financial sector reforms have brought about a lowering of intermediation costs and bank spreads. Consequently, the weighted average lending rates have declined from 14.6 percent in June 1999 to 7.58 percent in June 2003. Likewise, the weighted average 6-month T-bills yield has declined from 10.60 percent in June 1999 to 1.66 percent in June 2003. Considerable progress has been made in terms of creating a legal and institutional framework. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2004/024 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2004/024/002.2004.issue-024-en.xml IMF e-Library