01690cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF003302 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451831665 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Papua New Guinea : Staff Report for the 2004 Article IV Consultation. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2004. 1 online resource (47 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 2004 Article IV Consultation highlights that Papua New Guinea's macroeconomic performance has improved from mid-2003, helped importantly by the favorable temporary factors that boosted the mineral and agricultural sectors. In 2003, real GDP is estimated to have grown by 2.7 percent, following three years of decline. Coffee and cocoa production benefited from better weather conditions, and production of palm oil, rubber, tea, and copra oil also increased. Papua New Guinea's medium-term economic outlook as outlined in the government's development strategy is to achieve real GDP growth of 2 1\2 percent annually in 2004-09. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2004/355 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2004/355/002.2004.issue-355-en.xml IMF e-Library