01725cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF003462 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451825022 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Republic of Moldova : Staff Report for the 2004 Article IV Consultation. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2005. 1 online resource (67 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 2004 Article IV Consultation highlights that economic activity in Moldova benefited from a favorable external environment in 2003-04. GDP grew by 6.3 percent in 2003, advancing to 6.5 percent (year over year) in the first half of 2004. Large and rising workers' remittances underpinned consumption-led growth, helping consolidate Moldova's recovery from the 1998 regional crisis. Progress in structural reforms remains slow, while high transaction costs continue to hold back private sector-led growth. Some progress has been registered in fiscal reforms, and in revising the legal framework affecting investment, microfinance, audit, accounting, and leasing. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2005/048 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2005/048/002.2005.issue-048-en.xml IMF e-Library