01705cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF004989 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451803280 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Belgium : 2008 Article IV Consultation; Staff Report; Staff Supplement; and Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2008. 1 online resource (46 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 Although economic performance has remained good, difficulties in building consensus for institutional reform have caused an ill-affordable hiatus in economic policymaking. Robust economic activity absorbed a growing labor force and allowed the unemployment rate to decline continuously. Low-income groups are being disproportionately affected by the food and energy price increases, triggering a necessary increase in targeted income support. The authorities agreed that various indicators suggest that the current level of the real effective exchange rate is broadly appropriate. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2008/111 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2008/111/002.2008.issue-111-en.xml IMF e-Library