Albania: Staff Report for the 2002 Article IV Consultation, First Review Under the Three-Year Arrangement Under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility, and Requests for Modification and Waiver of Performance Criterion
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Summary:
This paper examines Albania’s 2002 Article IV Consultation, First Review Under the Three-Year Arrangement Under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PRGF), and Requests for Modification and Waiver of Performance Criterion. Economic growth appears to have fallen below a 7 percent estimated historical average, to 4.7 percent in 2002. High foreign investments and private remittances in 2001 have maintained robust import demand, reflected in a widening trade deficit in 2001 and the first half of 2002. The IMF staff supports the authorities’ request for completing the first program review and the request for a waiver.
Series:
Country Report No. 2003/063
Subject:
Arrears Banking Debt service External debt Public debt Revenue administration
English
Publication Date:
March 7, 2003
ISBN/ISSN:
9781451800661/1934-7685
Stock No:
1ALBEA0012003
Pages:
77
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