02017cas a2200301 a 4500 AALejournalIMF021942 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781513593197 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. European Dept. Republic of Lithuania : 2021 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for the Republic of Lithuania. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2021. 1 online resource (72 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 With a demonstrated resilience to the crisis and the recovery gaining strength, macroeconomic policies should aim at preserving stability and complementing structural reforms that address long-standing challenges. A medium-term plan to rebuild buffers, support potential growth, and target pockets of vulnerability would help address pre-existing disparities and poverty. Sustained productivity growth, supported by the implementation of politically difficult but needed structural reforms, is the only way to support high wage growth and convergence with Western Europe. Failure to do so could jeopardize Lithuania's hard-earned competitiveness gains. Mode of access: Internet International Agreements imf International Organizations imf Monetary Policy imf Observance imf Lithuania, Republic of imf IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2021/192 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2021/192/002.2021.issue-192-en.xml IMF e-Library