01547cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF003073 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451804430 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Bulgaria : Staff Report for the 2004 Article IV Consultation. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2004. 1 online resource (99 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 This paper examines Bulgaria's 2004 Article IV Consultation and Ex Post Assessment of Longer-Term Program Engagement. Foreign direct investment inflows have been strong, reserves are rising, and competitiveness appears broadly adequate. Fiscal policy has been tightened in 2003, as the government saved half of the revenue overperformance and reduced the deficit to 0.4 percent of GDP. The pace of structural reform has slowed, with two large privatizations and fiscal structural measures delayed. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2004/176 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2004/176/002.2004.issue-176-en.xml IMF e-Library