Republic of Armenia: Third Review Under the Stand-By Arrangement, Request for Waiver of Nonobservance of Performance Criterion, and Modification of Performance Criteria: Staff Report; Press Release on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Alternate Executive Director and Advisor for the Republic of Armenia.

Publication Date:

April 23, 2010

Electronic Access:

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Summary:

Armenia’s third review under the Stand-By Arrangement and its request for Waiver of Nonobservance of Performance Criterion are discussed. The uptick in inflation was largely driven by exogenous factors, but it is important that these do not feed into further inflationary expectations. The financial sector has been resilient to the crisis and almost all banks are well capitalized. The fiscal stimulus has appropriately supported the economy during the crisis and maintaining priority public spending has been critical for mitigating the impact of the crisis on the poor

Series:

Country Report No. 2010/097

Subject:

English

Publication Date:

April 23, 2010

ISBN/ISSN:

9781455204564/1934-7685

Stock No:

1ARMEA2010003

Pages:

72

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