01664cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF007273 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781455273508 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Costa Rica : Ex Post Evaluation of Exceptional Access Under the 2009 Stand-By Arrangement. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2011. 1 online resource (28 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 This report reviews Costa Rica's performance under the Stand-By Arrangement. At the time of the global crisis, Costa Rica's macroeconomic policy framework was constraining policy options. The financial program's design was consistent with its policies and objectives. Structural reforms during the program period were slow, and fiscal risk increased. The program's design reflected the challenges and priorities that Costa Rica faced at that time, as well as policy constraints. Program conditionality focused on maintaining sufficient buffers in the form of foreign exchange reserves. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2011/157 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2011/157/002.2011.issue-157-en.xml IMF e-Library