Assessment and Recommendations I. Recent Trends and Short-Term Prospects -Economic Activity -Employment and Unemployment -Inflation and Wage Rates -Balance of Payments -Prospects II. Fiscal Policy -Overview -Recent Developments -The Budget in 2000 -The Budget in 2001 and Beyond -Medium and Long-Term Prospects III. Progress in Structural Reform -Productivity Growth -Labour Markets -Product Markets -Framework Conditions for the Diffusion of ICT -Financial Sector