01806cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF003409 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451808551 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Republic of Congo : Review of Performance under the Staff-Monitored Program and Request for a Three-Year Arrangement Under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2005. 1 online resource (109 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 reviews Congo's Performance Under the Staff-Monitored Program (SMP) and Request for a Three-Year Arrangement Under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility. Improvements in the political environment and an increased focus on economic management since late 2002 have already led to stronger economic growth and lower inflation. The 2004 SMP produced good results. All the program's quantitative budgetary and financial indicators were met. Major progress was made in improving oil sector transparency with the widespread dissemination of information on the Internet, which is particularly noteworthy and exemplary among countries in Africa. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2005/007 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2005/007/002.2005.issue-007-en.xml IMF e-Library