01560cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF003852 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451826616 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Malta : Staff Report for the 2005 Article IV Consultation. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2005. 1 online resource (61 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 2005 Article IV Consultation highlights that Malta's economic growth languished in 2004 for a fourth consecutive year. Slow growth reflected the weakness of, and increasing competition in, Malta's export markets, as well as domestic factors. The slowdown had begun with shocks to the key sectors, and was reinforced by slow growth in Malta's trading partners and by recent oil price rises. Although growth was weak, the fiscal balance was improved substantially in 2004, and parastatal reform gathered steam. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2005/381 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2005/381/002.2005.issue-381-en.xml IMF e-Library