01569cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF003353 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451815245 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Guinea : Staff Report for the 2004 Article IV Consultation. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2004. 1 online resource (66 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 in 2003, Guinea's economic situation deteriorated on account of exogenous conditions, as well as poor macroeconomic management and the lack of progress in key structural areas. Annual real GDP growth slowed down from 4.2 percent in 2002 to an estimated 1.2 percent. In the structural reform area, progress was mixed. The outlook for 2004 is plagued by poor performance in the first quarter of the year and by important downside risks, exogenous as well as policy related. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2004/392 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2004/392/002.2004.issue-392-en.xml IMF e-Library