01573cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF009183 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451839364 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Uruguay : Selected Issues. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2006. 1 online resource (84 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 includes five background studies with emphasis on vulnerabilities and growth, the focus of the 2006 Article IV Consultation with Uruguay. Stocks of key financial balance sheet vulnerabilities are also discussed. With the appreciation of the peso since early 2004, the discussion on competitiveness has intensified. To assess competitiveness, the paper looks at balance of payments trends, the ratio of tradable to nontradable prices, cost and profitability measures, and real exchange rates and their alignment with purchasing power parity (PPP). Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2006/427 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2006/427/002.2006.issue-427-en.xml IMF e-Library