01670cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF004347 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451820676 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Japan : Staff Report for the 2006 Article IV Consultation. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2006. 1 online resource (57 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 Japan showed strong economic recovery from the crisis. Executive Directors welcomed the development and stressed the need for a strong monetary framework, well-designed fiscal consolidation, and structural reforms. Directors agreed that the Bank of Japan's monetary framework is well suited to the post deflation environment and welcomed the improvement in transparency. Directors appreciated the progress in fiscal consolidation and structural reforms. They encouraged the authorities to maintain an ambitious reform program to support balanced global growth and an orderly resolution of global current account imbalances. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2006/275 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2006/275/002.2006.issue-275-en.xml IMF e-Library