01719cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF008504 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451839609 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. United States : 2003 Article IV Consultation-Staff Report; Staff Supplement; and Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2003. 1 online resource (54 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 Despite repeated shocks, the United States economy has provided valuable support for global growth. Executive Directors commended this development, and stressed the need to tighten fiscal and monetary policies. They welcomed the assessment of the fiscal transparency Reports on Observance of Standards and Codes that the United States has set in areas of fiscal transparency. They urged the authorities to strengthen the financial position of the Social Security and Medicare system. They demanded the United States to play a leadership role in promoting an open multilateral trade system. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2003/244 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2003/244/002.2003.issue-244-en.xml IMF e-Library