01670cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF003486 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451815764 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Guinea-Bissau : Staff Report for the 2004 Article IV Consultation. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2005. 1 online resource (60 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 Guinea-Bissau's economic performance has weakened substantially in recent years. Real GDP declined by 7 percent in 2002 and was flat in 2003. Structural reforms stalled after the war; the private sector remained incapacitated because of the destruction of equipment and infrastructure caused by the conflict, and the loss of stocks owing to confiscating and looting. In 2003, the external current account deficit, excluding official transfers, halved relative to the previous year, to 6.7 percent of GDP, reflecting higher cashew nut exports and stagnating imports. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2005/069 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2005/069/002.2005.issue-069-en.xml IMF e-Library