01826cas a2200289 a 4500 AALejournalIMF022582 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781513587837 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. European Dept. Greece : 2021 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; and Staff Report. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2021. 1 online resource (94 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 Greece entered the pandemic with an unfinished recovery, but the country has demonstrated resilience in facing COVID-19. The economy contracted by 8.2 percent in 2020, better than expected given Greece's high dependence on tourism and pre-existing vulnerabilities. The government provided among the largest on-budget fiscal stimuli in the euro zone and supervisory and ECB accommodation shielded the banking sector and kept financing conditions highly accommodative. Despite the pandemic, reforms progressed in a number of areas, albeit at a slower pace than in recent years. Mode of access: Internet International Agreements and Observance imf International Organizations imf Monetary Policy imf Greece imf IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ;No. 2021/154 Full text available on IMF https://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2021/154/002.2021.issue-154-en.xml IMF e-Library