01672cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF003406 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451813944 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Gabon : First Review Under the Stand-By Arrangement. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2005. 1 online resource (85 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 First Review Under the Stand-By Arrangement (SBA) on Gabon focuses on economic developments and policies. The economy is little diversified and heavily dependent on oil production, which is on a downward trend; the debt burden is high; and social indicators are weak. The program supported by the 14-month SBA aims at promoting non-oil GDP growth through wide-ranging structural reforms, while sustaining fiscal adjustment and improving public expenditure management. Progress has been made on the structural front, notably in the forestry sector and in the areas of privatization and budgetary management. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2005/003 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2005/003/002.2005.issue-003-en.xml IMF e-Library