01650cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF002977 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451835045 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Sao Tome and Principe : Staff Report for the 2003 Article IV Consultation. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2004. 1 online resource (52 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 Sao Tome and Principe stands at the threshold of the oil era. The government's objective of stabilizing the non-oil primary fiscal deficit over the medium term is appropriate. Executive Directors support the government's approach to monetary policy, which is consistent with the flexible exchange regime and focuses on limiting inflation and enhancing credit access for entrepreneurs. Sao Tome and Principe's flexible exchange rate regime remains appropriate. Sao Tome and Principe's statistical framework suffers from serious weaknesses, and institutional capacity needs to be enhanced. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2004/108 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2004/108/002.2004.issue-108-en.xml IMF e-Library