01703cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF008029 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451839289 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Uruguay : Second Review Under the Stand-By Arrangement, and Request for Waiver of a Performance Criterion-Staff Report; and News Brief on Executive Board Discussion. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2001. 1 online resource (45 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 Uruguay is facing a third year of negative output growth. It, however, is making progress with economic adjustment. The government has taken a calculated risk by doubling the pace of depreciation of the exchange rate band. The government is committed to strengthening the underlying fiscal position in 2002 and the medium term for a turnaround in the debt/GDP ratio. Measures such as the public sector banks need to be reformed. The deregulation of the economy and providing additional opportunities for private sector investment are being taken up. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2001/185 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2001/185/002.2001.issue-185-en.xml IMF e-Library