01654cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF003064 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451813937 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Gabon : Request for Stand-By Arrangement. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2004. 1 online resource (122 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 staff report for the Request for Stand-By Arrangement on Gabon highlights economic developments and policies. A higher-than-anticipated rise in oil GDP more than offset lower-than-expected growth of non-oil GDP. Overall fiscal performance was strong, as the non-oil primary deficit was reduced by 8.6 percentage points to 8.2 percent of non-oil GDP in 2003. The authorities have strengthened their medium-term program to address the weaknesses in public finances that came to the fore under the staff-monitored program (SMP) and to tackle the impediments to private sector development while improving social indicators. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2004/168 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2004/168/002.2004.issue-168-en.xml IMF e-Library