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Uruguay: Fifth and Sixth Reviews Under the Stand-By Arrangement, Requests for Waiver of Nonobservance of Performance Criteria, and Financing Assurances Review: Staff Report; Staff Supplement; Staff Statement; Press Release on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for Uruguay

April 27, 2007

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Uruguay: Fifth and Sixth Reviews Under the Stand-By Arrangement, Requests for Waiver of Nonobservance of Performance Criteria, and Financing Assurances Review: Staff Report; Staff Supplement; Staff Statement; Press Release on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for Uruguay, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2007) accessed November 23, 2024

Summary

This paper discusses key findings of the Fifth and Sixth Reviews Under the Stand-By Arrangement (SBA) for Uruguay. Monetary and fiscal policies have been implemented as envisaged in the program. All quantitative performance criteria were met through end-September, except for the ceiling on public debt. In structural area, there was progress in financial sector reforms and, most importantly, the long-awaited tax reform is expected to be passed by Congress by the time of Board consideration of the reviews. However, the effort to secure tax reform delayed legislative initiatives in other areas.

Subject: Banking, Central banks, External debt, Fiscal policy, Fiscal stance, Inflation, International reserves, Loans, Prices, Public debt

Keywords: Anchor policy credibility, CR, Debt, Draft bill, Fiscal stance, Global, Government, Inflation, International reserves, ISCR, Policy, Sound policy, Staff appraisal, Tax reform bill, Uruguay

Publication Details

  • Pages:

    59

  • Volume:

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  • DOI:

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  • Issue:

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  • Series:

    Country Report No. 2007/146

  • Stock No:

    1URYEA2007001

  • ISBN:

    9781451839395

  • ISSN:

    1934-7685

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