01515cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF000886 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451813845 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Gabon : Background Paper. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 1996. 1 online resource (134 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 provides background material to the IMF staff report for the 1995 Article IV Consultation with Gabon. It provides an overview of Gabon's economic and financial performance since independence, highlighting the five distinct phases and the economic strategies pursued by the authorities. The paper presents an overview of developments in the oil sector, and analyzes the structure of the balance of payments. The paper also reviews the public enterprise sector and its financial performance. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 1995/129 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/1995/129/002.1995.issue-129-en.xml IMF e-Library