01607cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF006995 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781455213832 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Israel : 2010 Article IV Consultation-Staff Report; Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2011. 1 online resource (50 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 Israel was mildly affected by the global recession: following a slowdown in 2009, output is projected to grow by some 4 percent in 2010, led by consumption and exports. Robust fundamentals-including sustained pre-crisis fiscal consolidation-and a swift monetary and fiscal policy response to the external downturn allowed Israel to pass through the global recession relatively unscathed. The resilience of the economy has been strengthened by the adoption of new fiscal rules capping spending and deficits. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2011/021 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2011/021/002.2011.issue-021-en.xml IMF e-Library