01769cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF006676 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781455206841 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Ukraine : Request for Stand-By Arrangement and Cancellation of Current Arrangement Staff Report; Staff Supplement; Press Release on the Executive Board Discussion. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2010. 1 online resource (99 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 Even though the global financial crisis hit Ukraine hard, the Stand-By Arrangement (SBA) program managed to restore macroeconomic and financial stability. Executive Directors welcomed the new SBA aimed to consolidate public finances, restore banking system soundness, and develop a more robust monetary policy framework. Directors stressed the need for implementing tax and expenditure policies, pension reforms to catalyze financing, and measures to strengthen the banking system. Directors advised that strict adherence to these policies will help deepen market access, facilitating exit from IMF financial support. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2010/262 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2010/262/002.2010.issue-262-en.xml IMF e-Library