01659cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF002577 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451809350 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Cape Verde : Second Review Under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility Arrangement. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2003. 1 online resource (73 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 Executive Directors commend the government for their continued commitment to restore macroeconomic stability and implement structural reforms to establish the foundation for high rates of economic growth and poverty reduction. The medium-term economic strategy is appropriate. The risks to the program are acceptable. The implementation of the value-added tax and the new customs tariffs have been subject to repeated delays. The measures to stem the losses of wholly state-owned public enterprises have been commended. Cape Verde's statistical system remains weak, but is improving. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2003/229 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2003/229/002.2003.issue-229-en.xml IMF e-Library