01923cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF005607 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451831177 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Peru : Staff Report for the 2008 Article IV Consultation, Fourth Review and Inflation Consultation Under the Stand-By Arrangement and Request for Waiver of Applicability of Performance Criteria-Staff Report; Staff Statement; Public Information Notice and Press Release on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for Peru. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2009. 1 online resource (85 pages) IMF Staff Country Reports <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students This paper presents the staff report for Peru's 2008 Article IV Consultation, Fourth Review and Inflation Consultation under the Stand-By Arrangement and request for waiver of applicability of performance criteria. Peru has been liberalizing external trade through tariff reductions in past years and has also been seeking enhanced market access through new bilateral agreements. There has been progress in simplifying administrative procedures and in enacting legislation to reduce labor market informality. The economy has been moderately affected by the global financial crisis. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2009/040 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2009/040/002.2009.issue-040-en.xml IMF e-Library