01607cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF003145 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451808544 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Republic of Congo : Staff Report for the 2004 Article IV Consultation and a New Staff-Monitored Program. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2004. 1 online resource (105 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 Congo's 2004 Article IV Consultation and New Staff-Monitored Program (SMP). In the context of improved security, the pace of economic activity in the non-oil sector has increased. Non-oil real GDP increased by about 10 percent per year on average during 2000-03. Consumer price inflation decelerated significantly in the postwar period. The fiscal position in 2003 improved from the exceptionally poor performance of 2002, but the underlying fiscal effort was weak relative to the 2003 budget. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2004/232 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2004/232/002.2004.issue-232-en.xml IMF e-Library