## Kosovo: Macroeconomic Issues and Fiscal Sustainability

_Books, February 12, 2001_

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**Canonical URL:** [Kosovo: Macroeconomic Issues and Fiscal Sustainability](https://www.imf.org/en/publications/books/issues/2016/12/30/kosovo-macroeconomic-issues-and-fiscal-sustainability-14714)

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## Bibliographic details
- Authors: Robert J. Corker, Dawn Elizabeth Rehm, Kristina Kostial
- Published: February 12, 2001
- Series: Books
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781589060180.071

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### Overview
- Since the end of the conflict in Kosovo-a province of Serbia in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia-in June1999, IMF staff have been providing technical assistance to help the province rebuild its economy.
- The publication’s main focus is budget formulation as part of broader macroeconomic policy advice provided by IMF staff.
- IMF technical assistance has been coordinated with that of the World Bank and donor agencies.

### Technical assistance and focus areas
- Institutional setup:
  - Setting up taxation and budgetary institutions.
  - Establishing a payments and banking system.
  - Developing a statistical framework.
- Policy advice emphasis:
  - General macroeconomic policy advice with a particular emphasis on budget formulation.

### Key statistics and publication metadata
- Authors: Robert J. Corker, Dawn Elizabeth Rehm, Kristina Kostial
- Publication date: February 12, 2001
- Pages: 32
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781589060180.071
- ISBN: 9781589060180
- Subjects: Budget planning and preparation, Commercial banks, Expenditure, Private consumption, Revenue administration
- Keywords: BOOK, budget system, Kosovo budget, reconstruction program, right

### Findings and implications
- IMF technical assistance played a central role in post-conflict reconstruction by prioritizing core fiscal and financial infrastructure.
- Budget formulation is highlighted as a primary area where IMF staff provided policy advice, implying a need for strengthened budget processes for fiscal sustainability.
- Coordination with the World Bank and donor agencies was an explicit component of the assistance strategy, suggesting multi-agency alignment was important for reconstruction efforts.

### Policy recommendations (as presented)
- Prioritize establishment of robust taxation and budgetary institutions to support fiscal management.
- Develop and implement a payments and banking system to underpin financial stability and transactions.
- Build a statistical framework to inform macroeconomic policy and budget formulation.
- Coordinate technical assistance and policy actions with the World Bank and donor agencies to ensure coherent reconstruction support.

*Kosovo: Macroeconomic Issues and Fiscal Sustainability — https://www.imf.org/en/publications/books/issues/2016/12/30/kosovo-macroeconomic-issues-and-fiscal-sustainability-14714*

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