01648cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF002212 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451805451 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Belize : Staff Report for the 2002 Article IV Consultation. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2002. 1 online resource (49 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 Belize's economic growth accelerated to 11 percent in 2000, but declined to 5 percent in 2001 as a result of several hurricanes, terrorist attacks in the United States, and a shrimp-virus epidemic. Confidence was also affected by financing difficulties at the Development Finance Corporation (DFC) and the continued widening of the central government deficit from 10 percent of GDP to 12 percent in FY2001/02 (fiscal year end-March). The deficits were financed mainly through privatization receipts and external borrowing, mostly on commercial terms. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2002/255 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2002/255/002.2002.issue-255-en.xml IMF e-Library