01577cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF002084 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451818741 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Ireland : Staff Report for the 2002 Article IV Consultation. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2002. 1 online resource (42 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 2002 Article IV Consultation highlights that GDP growth of Ireland declined to almost 6 percent in 2001 from 11 1\2 percent the year before, reflecting the global slowdown and the Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) shock as well as foot-and-mouth disease-related restrictions. The IMF's outlook is for GDP to rise by 3.2 percent in 2002, supported by steady growth in private consumption. Exports are projected to accelerate by midyear, although the recovery in private investment would take somewhat longer. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2002/170 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2002/170/002.2002.issue-170-en.xml IMF e-Library