02142cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF004835 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451831122 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Peru : Second Review Under the Stand-By Arrangement and Requests for Establishment of Performance Criteria Wavier of Nonobservance of Performance Criteria and Rephasing of Future Disbursements 2005 Staff Report; Press Release on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for Peru; Second Review Under the Stand-By Arrangement and Requests for Establishment of Performance Criteria, Wavier of Nonobservance of Performance Criteria, and Rephasing of Future Disbursements-2005 Staff Report; Press Release on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for Peru. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2007. 1 online resource (86 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 paper discusses key findings of the Second Review Under the Stand-By Arrangement for Peru. The economy continued to perform well in 2004. Real GDP grew by 5.1 percent, inflation was 3.5 percent at end-December, and the fiscal deficit of the combined public sector narrowed to 1.1 percent of GDP. However, poverty remains high. The reform of the preferential public pension regime was approved in mid-December, and the authorities are making progress toward awarding transportation infrastructure in concession to the private sector. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2007/110 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2007/110/002.2007.issue-110-en.xml IMF e-Library