02314cas a2200313 a 4500 AALejournalIMF018832 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781484381939 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Western Hemisphere Dept. Argentina : Stand-By Arrangement-Review under the Emergency Financing Mechanism. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2018. 1 online resource (14 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 Preliminary data suggests that all the performance criteria and structural benchmark for end-June are likely to be met, although end-of-June inflation was above the inner band of the consultation clause reflecting the pass through from the higher-than-expected depreciation of the peso. Pressures on financial markets have abated in July, also owing to the strong tightening of monetary conditions from the authorities. Continued restraint on government spending has helped reduce the primary fiscal deficit in the first six months of 2018, exceeding program goals, and the authorities are working to secure political support for the 2019 Budget. The recent staff report publication garnered broad press coverage and interest from market participants, providing details on the authorities' plan. The authorities have also strongly renewed their ownership of the program, stressing that its implementation is essential to stabilize the economy and publicly renewing their commitment to achieve the targets under the program. Mode of access: Internet Banco Central De La Republica Argentina imf CR imf ISCR imf Market imf Rate imf Argentina imf IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2018/298 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2018/298/002.2018.issue-298-en.xml IMF e-Library