01978cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF016994 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781498389990 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Middle East and Central Asia Dept. The Islamic Republic of Afghanistan : Request for a Three-Year Arrangement Under the Extended Credit Facility-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for The Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2016. 1 online resource (115 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 discusses Afghanistan's Request for a Three-Year Arrangement Under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF). The program sets out a structural reform agenda that focuses on institution building, fiscal and financial reforms, and measures to combat corruption to lay the foundations for scaled up private sector development. The envisaged reforms dovetail with Afghanistan's National Development Framework currently being finalized. The program aims to preserve macro-financial stability by implementing prudent fiscal, monetary, and financial policies, and by maintaining external buffers and a flexible exchange rate regime. The IMF staff supports the authorities' request for an ECF arrangement under an IMF-supported program. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2016/252 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2016/252/002.2016.issue-252-en.xml IMF e-Library