01891cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF018080 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781484330043 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. European Dept. Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia : 2017 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2017. 1 online resource (75 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 2017 Article IV Consultation highlights slower growth in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia following a solid economic recovery since the global financial crisis. Growth slowed to 2.4 percent in 2016 and contracted by 0.9 percent in the first half of 2017. Economic activity has been supported by private consumption and exports, while negative effects from prolonged political instability have restrained investment and slowed down corporate credit growth. Inflation has gradually picked up, after staying negative during the past few years. Public debt is projected to rise to 47 percent of GDP in 2017. Currently, the government is in the process of preparing the draft economic program. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2017/354 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2017/354/002.2017.issue-354-en.xml IMF e-Library