Hungary: Second Review Under the Stand-By Arrangement, Request for Waiver of Nonobservance of Performance Criterion, and Request for Modification of Performance Criteria: Staff Report; and Press Release on the Executive Board Discussion

Publication Date:

June 30, 2009

Electronic Access:

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Summary:

This paper discusses key findings of the Second Review under the Stand-By Arrangement for Hungary. All end-March 2009 quantitative performance criteria and the continuous performance criterion on nonaccumulation of external arrears were met, as well as the end-March indicative target on central government debt. The end-March structural performance criteria related to pension reform and government lending to banks were met. The structural performance criterion on amendments to the Financial Stability Act was not fully met but, on the basis of the corrective action taken, IMF staff supports the authorities’ request for a waiver.

Series:

Country Report No. 2009/197

Subject:

English

Publication Date:

June 30, 2009

ISBN/ISSN:

9781451818147/1934-7685

Stock No:

1HUNEA2009003

Pages:

58

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