01802cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF006642 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781455204748 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. France : 2010 Article IV Consultation; Staff Report; Staff Supplement; Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for France. 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 The French economy weathered global crisis better than most of its peers. The authorities have taken important policy actions to stabilize the financial system and have implemented suitable fiscal stimulus to cushion the downturn. Executive Directors welcomed the policy, which aims to strengthen the economy through fiscal consolidation, recovery of financial system, improving financial regulation, and also implementing structural reforms to raise potential growth, create jobs, and strengthen competitiveness. They stressed the importance of a multiyear budget framework to enhance the credibility of the consolidation effort. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2010/240 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2010/240/002.2010.issue-240-en.xml IMF e-Library