01565cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF003528 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451840803 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Republic of Yemen : Staff Report for the 2004 Article IV Consultation. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2005. 1 online resource (68 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 economic growth in Yemen slowed in 2004 owing to a sharp contraction in the oil sector. Oil production declined by 5.9 percent, reflecting diminishing recovery from aging large oil fields as well as the absence of significant new discoveries. Some progress has been made in structural reforms. The revised General Sales Tax law submitted to parliament in late 2004 included several improvements designed to protect the integrity and simplicity of this tax. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2005/111 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2005/111/002.2005.issue-111-en.xml IMF e-Library