01643cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF010382 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451929720 0047-083X BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. External Relations Dept. IMF Survey : Volume 28, Issue 15. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 1999. 1 online resource (16 pages) IMF Survey <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 In a press release issued on July 28, the IMF announced it has approved a 17-month Stand-By credit for Russia equivalent to SDR 3.3 billion (about USD 4.5 billion) to support the government's 1999-2000 economic program. There will be seven equal disbursements of SDR 471.4 million (about USD 640 million), with the first installment to be released immediately. Subsequent installments will depend on quarterly reviews being completed and performance criteria and structural benchmarks beingmet. At the conclusion of the IMF Executive Board meeting, IMF First Deputy Managing Director Stanley Fischer made the following statement. Mode of access: Internet IMF Survey; IMF Survey ; No. 0028/015 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/023/0028/015/023.0028.issue-015-en.xml IMF e-Library