01648cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF001935 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451831474 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Republic of Palau : Staff Report for the 2001 Article IV Consultation. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2002. 1 online resource (47 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 2001 Article IV Consultation highlights that the Republic of Palau faces a number of development challenges. Substantial improvements in human and physical infrastructure are needed to sustain higher growth rates. About 80 percent of the land area is on the Babeldaob Island, which is virtually inaccessible now, but it is expected to develop rapidly after the completion of a Japan-funded bridge in 2002 and a United States-funded island access road in 2004. Asset balances have been declining as a result of drawdowns to finance fiscal deficits, as well as recent investment losses. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2002/069 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2002/069/002.2002.issue-069-en.xml IMF e-Library