01714cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF005497 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451830736 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Pakistan : Request for Stand-By Arrangement-Staff Report; Press Release on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for Pakistan. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2008. 1 online resource (95 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 Pakistan's authorities have requested a 23-month Stand-By Arrangement for SDR 5.169 billion in support of their macroeconomic stabilization program. The authorities' program envisages a tightening of fiscal and monetary policies to bring down inflation and reduce the external current account deficit to more sustainable levels. The pace of adjustment seeks to balance the need to address the current macroeconomic imbalances with protecting social stability. The program envisages important reforms in tax policy and administration and public financial management. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2008/364 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2008/364/002.2008.issue-364-en.xml IMF e-Library