01815cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF021435 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781513565743 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Western Hemisphere Dept. Ecuador : First Review Under the Extended Arrangement Under the Extended Fund Facility and Request for Modification of Quantitative Performance Criteria-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Ecuador. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2020. 1 online resource (103 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 On September 30, 2020, the IMF Executive Board approved a 27-month arrangement under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) with exceptional access (SDR 4,615 million, 661 percent of quota, about USD 6.5 billion) to help Ecuador restore macroeconomic stability and pursue the unfinished structural agenda from the previous program. High frequency indicators point to improvements in economic activity after bottoming out in Q2, while oil prices have been declining relative to earlier assumptions, leaving the macroeconomic outlook broadly unchanged over the medium term. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2020/325 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2020/325/002.2020.issue-325-en.xml IMF e-Library