01767cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF011309 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781463904333 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Maldives : 2010 Article IV Consultation: Staff Report; Staff Statement and Supplement; Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for Maldives. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2011. 1 online resource (78 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 Owing to severe fiscal and external imbalances, the Maldives government adopted an IMF program in 2009. Despite some crucial initial actions, fiscal slippages and political polarization have undermined the restoration of sustainability. The key policy challenge is to prevent a fiscal crisis, achieve macroeconomic sustainability, and stimulate growth. The authorities concur with the need to tighten monetary policy. The authorities have welcomed the IMF program as a useful framework to guide and reinforce their efforts to restore external balance and fiscal sustainability. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2011/293 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2011/293/002.2011.issue-293-en.xml IMF e-Library