01567cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF010820 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451804447 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Bulgaria : Selected Issues and Statistical Appendix. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2000. 1 online resource (153 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 The paper assesses key aspects of Bulgaria's competitiveness. The challenge is to stay on course and persist with policies that will maintain and strengthen competitiveness. Implementation of the ambitious reform policy with respect to the pension and health care systems is required. The reasons for and implications of low bank credit to the private sector in Bulgaria, and measures to facilitate prudent credit growth are discussed. The statistical data on the economic indices of Bulgaria are also presented in the paper. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2000/064 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2000/064/002.2000.issue-064-en.xml IMF e-Library