Yugoslavia: Internal Economic Situation in Yugoslavia

A file of correspondence and reports concerning the economic situation in Yugoslavia. The documents cover assessments of Yugoslav debt; the prospects for an extension of credit or the rescheduling of payments; the British exposure to Yugoslav debt; and an approach by the International Monetary Fund (I.M.F.) to four governments, including Britain, suggesting that economic assistance be offered to Yugoslavia. Other documents in the file cover Yugoslav loans from commercial banks; assessments of Yugoslavia's hard-currency trade, its balance of payments, and its external debt; and discussions on a possible role in the situation for the European Economic Community. The file also includes reports on the Yugoslav economy and the options open to the West, covering concerns over the political and economic stability of the country, Yugoslav arguments against the rescheduling of debt, concerns over a proposed I.M.F. assistance programme, and projections for Yugoslavia's balance of payments in 1982.