01754cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF002878 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451804386 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Bulgaria : Fourth Review Under the Stand-By Arrangement, Requests for Waiver of Applicability of Performance Criteria and Waiver of Nonobservance of Performance Criterion, and Request for Extension of the Arrangement. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2004. 1 online resource (81 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 risks have intensified. The response of fiscal policy to these risks has been adequate. Plans to increase reliance on state enterprises to carry out public sector activities are worrying. The government has taken the right approach to addressing the rapid growth in private sector credit. Bulgaria has made good progress on its structural reform agenda, but an intensified effort is required to help deal with greater macroeconomic risks. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2004/035 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2004/035/002.2004.issue-035-en.xml IMF e-Library