01520cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF000975 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451804645 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. The Bahamas : Staff Report for the 1999 Article IV Consultation. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 1999. 1 online resource (40 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 1999 Article IV Consultation highlights that real GDP growth for The Bahamas accelerated from less than 1 percent a year in 1994-95 to 4 percent in 1996, but slowed somewhat in 1997-98 as construction work on a second phase of tourism projects led to a decline in the number of available hotel rooms and in tourist arrivals. Following the completion of the expansion projects in November-December 1998, tourist arrivals rose sharply in the first quarter of 1999. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 1999/089 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/1999/089/002.1999.issue-089-en.xml IMF e-Library