01661cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF014293 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781484338339 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. European Dept. Albania : Staff Report for the 2013 Article IV Consultation and Request for Extended Arrangement. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2014. 1 online resource (113 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 2013 Article IV Consultation for Albania focuses on economic developments and policies that have led to weakening and imbalance of the economy. It highlights that high nonperforming loans (NPLs) are constraining credit growth, and weak external drivers are preventing a sustained reduction in external imbalances. Reduction in NPLs would safeguard financial stability and help release credit supply constraints by lowering bank risk aversion. The authorities have requested a three-year arrangement with proposed access equivalent to SDR 295.42 million. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2014/078 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2014/078/002.2014.issue-078-en.xml IMF e-Library