01578cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF009798 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451841329 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Zambia : Selected Issues. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2008. 1 online resource (60 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 paper analyzes the efforts taken to create fiscal space for the implementation of the fifth national development plan and the risk associated with it, examines the role of monetary policy in determining inflation, and discusses policy options to achieve low inflation. It also identifies areas where reform strategy needs more attention and suggests that reforms of financial system regulation need to be accelerated to ensure stability of the system. It analyzes traditional reserve adequacy measures, and finds looming power crisis as an obstacle to growth. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2008/029 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2008/029/002.2008.issue-029-en.xml IMF e-Library