01688cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF001611 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451814774 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Ghana : Staff Report for the 2001 Article IV Consultation and the Third Review Under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility, and Request for Waiver of Performance Criteria. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2001. 1 online resource (72 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 The Ghanaian economy suffered a fallout from the large terms-of-trade shock that began in 1999. The fiscal program adopted is prudent and faces up to the country's difficult economic circumstances. Effective control of public expenditure commitments will be essential to the success of the program. Monetary policy will have to remain reasonably tight in the very near term. The IMF staff welcomes the new government's emphasis on mobilizing the private sector, its anticorruption campaign, and transparency in its dealings. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2001/141 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2001/141/002.2001.issue-141-en.xml IMF e-Library