01817cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF005152 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451832556 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Paraguay : 2007 Article IV Consultation and Second and Third Reviews Under the Stand-By Arrangement; Staff Report; Public Information Notice and Press Release on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for Paraguay. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2008. 1 online resource (102 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 Raising growth on a sustainable basis and addressing widespread poverty are the main challenges for Paraguay. The macroeconomic program for 2007 aims at raising growth and reducing inflation. IMF staff recommends that the next Article IV Consultation continues within the 24-month cycle, and supports completion of the second and third Stand-by Arrangement (SBA) reviews. After the 2002 financial crisis, growth has rebounded to almost twice its long-term average, per capita income surged to its highest level in 8 years, and extreme poverty has been reduced by almost one third. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2008/183 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2008/183/002.2008.issue-183-en.xml IMF e-Library