01704cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF005347 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451806090 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Barbados : 2008 Article IV Consultation; Staff Report; Staff Statement; and Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2008. 1 online resource (43 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 Barbados's 2008 Article IV Consultation is focused on policies to balance the conflicting risks to inflation, growth, and medium-term sustainability. Although the government has maintained some policy space by postponing the liberalization of the capital account, its options are constrained by high public debt and the peg to the U.S. dollar. Downward-trending annual inflation rates masked pent-up price pressures that have been unleashed. The government stressed its commitment to fiscal prudence, with a view to balancing the central government accounts over the medium term. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2008/295 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2008/295/002.2008.issue-295-en.xml IMF e-Library