01658cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF006452 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781455206384 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Tonga : 2010 Article IV Consultation; Staff Report, Staff Supplement, and Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2010. 1 online resource (62 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 Tonga's high debt and the apparent ineffectiveness of the monetary transmission mechanism constrain the authorities' ability to support growth. In the near term, the strength of the global recovery is by no means assured, and there are multiple risks that could weaken prospects in both Europe and the United States. A further rise in world commodity and food prices would also hit Tonga hard, feeding through to inflation, growth, and the current account deficit. Tonga's high public debt now poses a major risk to economic prospects. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2010/112 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2010/112/002.2010.issue-112-en.xml IMF e-Library