02112cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF018829 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781484381724 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Western Hemisphere Dept. Argentina : First Review under the Stand-By Arrangement; Inflation Consultation; Financing Assurances Review; and Request for Rephasing, Augmentation, Waivers of Nonobservance and Applicability of Performance Criteria, and Modification of Performance Criteria-Press Release; Staff Report; and Staff Supplement. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2018. 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 paper discusses Argentina's First Review Under the Stand-By Arrangement (SBA), Inflation Consultation, Financing Assurances Review, and Requests for Rephasing, Augmentation, Waivers of Nonobservance and Applicability of Performance Criteria. All performance criteria and the structural benchmark for end-June were met. The authorities have proactively recognized that restoring stability in Argentina will require a significant reshaping of their policy program and have requested changes in the nature of IMF support under the SBA. The authorities are forcefully strengthening their policy program by eliminating the primary fiscal deficit in 2019 and targeting a primary surplus in 2020. The IMF staff supports the authorities' request to modify the program supported by the SBA. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2018/297 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2018/297/002.2018.issue-297-en.xml IMF e-Library