02022cas a2200289 a 4500 AALejournalIMF022829 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 20.00 USD 9781451812930 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Euro Area : Staff Report on the Monetary and Exchange Rate Policies of the Euro Area and the Trade Policies of the European Union; Staff Supplement; Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director on Monetary and Exchange Rate Policies of the Euro Area. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2002. 1 online resource (48 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 examines the monetary and exchange rate policies of the euro area and the trade policies of the European Union. The paper highlights that the overall economic performance of the euro area has been disappointing: growth has been weaker and inflation higher than generally expected. To a large extent, this is the result of a series of unanticipated shocks-oil prices and animal diseases earlier, and the global slowdown and the associated financial market turmoil more recently. However, the performance also appears to reflect a greater-than-anticipated vulnerability to shocks. Mode of access: Internet Deflation imf Fiscal Policy imf Inflation imf Price Level imf IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2002/235 Full text available on IMF https://elibrary.imf.org/openurl?genre=journal&issn=1934-7685&volume=2002&issue=235 IMF e-Library