01624cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF004561 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451822199 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Republic of Korea : Staff Report for the 2006 Article IV Consultation. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2006. 1 online resource (50 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 Korea has enjoyed strong growth owing to rapidly increasing exports and consumption. Potential growth is slowing as the population ages, whereas social polarization is growing. Korea should implement plans to build an advanced financial system and improve service productivity by opening the sector to more competition and enhancing small firms' access to finance. It should also address the prospective long-term deterioration of the fiscal position owing to population aging by tackling the health care and pension problems, and increase labor market flexibility. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2006/380 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2006/380/002.2006.issue-380-en.xml IMF e-Library