01729cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF002507 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451841121 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Democratic Republic of the Congo : Staff Report for the 2003 Article IV Consultation, First Review Under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility, and Request for Waiver of Performance Criteria. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2003. 1 online resource (139 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 examines the Democratic Republic of the Congo's 2003 Article IV Consultation, First Review Under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PRGF), and Request for Waiver of Performance Criteria. Through September 2002, overall performance under the PRGF-supported program was broadly satisfactory, with good progress in the structural area. The annualized rate of inflation for the first nine months of 2002 reached 11 percent, down from 135 percent in 2001. Economic growth is expected to be positive for the first time in 13 years. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2003/161 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2003/161/002.2003.issue-161-en.xml IMF e-Library