01561cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF001549 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451954654 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Haiti : Selected Issues. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2001. 1 online resource (115 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 note reviews the effects of dollarization on the ability of the Bank of the Republic of Haiti (BRH) to conduct monetary policy and the risks to macroeconomic stability and the banking system. Haiti's external indebtedness has been compared with that of countries eligible for debt relief under the Initiative for Highly Indebted Poor Countries (HIPCs). Haiti's accession to the Caribbean Common Market and the impact of trade liberalization measures on the strategic rice sector is discussed. The causes of poverty in Haiti are also analyzed. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2001/004 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2001/004/002.2001.issue-004-en.xml IMF e-Library