01875cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF004616 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451804218 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Bangladesh : Fifth Review Under the Three-Year Arrangement Under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility and Request for Waiver of Performance Criteria, Extension of the Arrangement, and Rephasing-Staff Report; Staff Statement; Press Release; and Statement by the Executive Director for Bangladesh on the Executive Board Discussion. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2006. 1 online resource (78 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 Bangladesh is reducing poverty and making headway toward meeting its MDGs. However, political considerations are exerting an increasing influence on economic policy decisions. The overall fiscal balance has been kept below budget and program targets, notwithstanding sizable revenue slippages. Monetary policy has been gradually tightened, and the exchange rate has stabilized in recent months, but further monetary tightening is needed. Quantitative performance criteria for the fifth review were met with the exception of that for revenue collection. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2006/406 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2006/406/002.2006.issue-406-en.xml IMF e-Library