01899cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF002074 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451803358 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Benin : Staff Report for the 2002 Article IV Consultation, Third Review Under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility, and Requests for an Extension of the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility Arrangement and for an Additional Interim Assistance Under the Enhanced Initiative for Heavily Indebted Poor Countries. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2002. 1 online resource (91 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 assesses Benin's 2002 Article IV Consultation, Third Review Under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PRGF), and Requests for an Extension of the PRGF Arrangement and for an Additional Interim Assistance Under the Enhanced Initiative for Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC). Macroeconomic performance remained broadly in line with the objectives of the PRGF-supported program in 2001. All performance criteria and structural benchmarks for end-December 2001 were met, except the benchmark on the adoption of an action plan for the privatization of the state-controlled bank. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2002/158 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2002/158/002.2002.issue-158-en.xml IMF e-Library