01680cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF005539 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451837162 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Republic of Tajikistan : First Assessment Under the 2008 Staff-Monitored Program. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2008. 1 online resource (44 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 This paper on the First Assessment Under the 2008 Staff-Monitored Program (SMP) for the Republic of Tajikistan discusses the ongoing global financial crisis. The main purpose of the SMP is to allow the authorities to reestablish their credibility after a serious episode of misreporting to the IMF. Revenue collection was stronger than projected, mostly reflecting high nominal growth and imports. Monetary and exchange rate policies will have to focus on maintaining external stability. Moreover, a possible sharp depreciation of main trading partners' currencies may require further exchange rate adjustment. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2008/382 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2008/382/002.2008.issue-382-en.xml IMF e-Library