TY - BOOK ED - International Monetary Fund. TI - Kosovo: Second Review Under the Stand-By Arrangement, Request for Rephasing of Purchases and Modification of a Performance Criterion T2 - IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report SN - 1557752559 : SN - 1934-7685 PY - 2012/// CY - Washington, D.C. PB - International Monetary Fund KW - Debt Service KW - imf KW - Fiscal Balance KW - Fiscal Framework KW - Primary Fiscal Balance KW - Kosovo N2 - Kosovo's economy is slowing, although it continues to display resilience overall. The banking sector remains well capitalized, liquid, and profitable, notwithstanding a recent increase in nonperforming loans. The main downside risk to the outlook remains a possible deterioration in labor market conditions. To safeguard primary fiscal balance target by year-end, the authorities have pre-identified spending cuts. The authorities are pursuing further initiatives to strengthen competitiveness, attract investment from abroad, and promote the development of a tradable sector UR - http://elibrary.imf.org/view/IMF002/20180-9781557752550/20180-9781557752550/20180-9781557752550.xml UR - http://www.imfbookstore.org/IMFORG/9781557752550 ER -