01663cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF007170 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781455279586 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Republic of Belarus : Ex Post Evaluation of Exceptional Access Under the 2009 Stand-By Arrangement. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2011. 1 online resource (37 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 Belarus was hard hit by the global economic crisis. An exceptional access Stand-By Arrangement (SBA) was, therefore, agreed in early 2009. The program was generally successful and most program conditions were met. The program was overall well designed, but with some shortcomings. While in part owing to external shocks, those problems experienced under the program also reflected rapid directed lending. Lessons from the review are many, the main one is the criticality of incorporating fully ownership, including at the highest levels, in program design and conditionality. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2011/099 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2011/099/002.2011.issue-099-en.xml IMF e-Library