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

International Monetary Fund

No 2003/063, IMF Staff Country Reports from International Monetary Fund

Abstract: 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.

Keywords: ISCR; CR; PRGF arrangement; EU troika; EU Customs assistance mission; revenue performance; customs; reform process; Arrears; Debt service; Europe; Global; Eastern Europe (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 77
Date: 2003-03-07
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