01765cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF002510 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451811964 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Eritrea 2003 Article IV Consultation Staff Report : 2003 Article IV Consultation-Staff Report; Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for Eritrea. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2003. 1 online resource (57 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 The Eritrean economy continues to be adversely affected by the effects of the border conflict with Ethiopia. In other structural reform areas, the government seems to have further increased state control over the economy. The authorities confirmed their commitment to strengthen the role of the private sector, but they believed that the sector was not yet ready to take the lead in a number of critical areas. The preparation of a medium-term macroeconomic outlook was beset by a number of difficulties, including, in particular, the lack of timely and reliable data. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2003/165 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2003/165/002.2003.issue-165-en.xml IMF e-Library