01720cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF005641 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451826159 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia : 2008 Article IV Consultation; Staff Report; Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2009. 1 online resource (68 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 The staff report for the 2008 Article IV Consultation of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia discusses economic developments and policies. The new government's economic program aims to raise growth further, but does not address these vulnerabilities. Plans to increase the central government deficit permanently to about 2 percent of GDP or perhaps even higher risk worsening external vulnerabilities. The main risk to growth and macroeconomic stability is the widening current account deficit. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2009/060 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2009/060/002.2009.issue-060-en.xml IMF e-Library