01663cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF005855 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451832914 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Romania : Request for Stand-By Arrangement; Staff Report; Staff Supplements; and Press Release on the Executive Board Discussion. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2009. 1 online resource (85 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 Romania's GDP growth averaged more than 6 1\2 percent per year from 2003 to 2008, as foreign direct investment and capital inflows helped finance high consumption and investment growth. The staff report for Romania's request for a Stand-By Arrangement is also elaborated. Robust export growth to EU countries reflected the process of increasing economic integration with western European economies. The rapid increase in borrowing that fueled the boom left Romania highly exposed to global financial difficulties and to exchange rate volatility. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2009/183 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2009/183/002.2009.issue-183-en.xml IMF e-Library