01642cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF008498 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451835427 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Slovak Republic : Staff Report for the 2003 Article IV Consultation. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2003. 1 online resource (56 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 Slovakia is now one of the fastest-growing EU accession countries. Despite the upswing, the Slovak economy remains hampered by structural weaknesses and related macroeconomic imbalances. Over the medium term, IMF staff believes that Slovakia should aim for an external current account deficit under 5 percent GDP. However, all agreed that additional measures will be needed to reach the deficit target. The authorities' strategy remains to achieve medium-term fiscal consolidation through expenditure reduction, but they acknowledged that a more explicit expenditure policy was needed. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2003/234 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2003/234/002.2003.issue-234-en.xml IMF e-Library