01717cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF005136 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451832525 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Paraguay : First Review Under the Stand-By Arrangement; Staff Report; Staff Supplement; and Press Release on the Executive Board Consideration. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2008. 1 online resource (51 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 Improvements in macroeconomic conditions are encouraging, and the current macroeconomic framework for 2006 and 2007 remains valid in Paraguay. The strong fiscal performance has applied also to the rest of the public sector. The authorities have submitted a budget proposal for 2007 that preserves fiscal discipline. Monetary policy will continue to be geared toward achieving the inflation target of 7 percent in 2006. Monetary policies will aim at a further reduction of inflation for 2007. Despite the recent strengthening of the balance of payments, external vulnerabilities remain. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2008/177 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2008/177/002.2008.issue-177-en.xml IMF e-Library