01682cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF004080 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451826456 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Mali : Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper; Implementation Report for 2003 and 2004; Joint Staff Advisory Note. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2006. 1 online resource (9 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 Joint Staff Advisory Note discusses key findings of the Implementation Report for 2003 and 2004 of the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper for Mali. With real GDP growth averaging 5 percent over the period 2003-05, Mali's growth performance has improved over the preceding three years, although growth has fallen short of the Poverty Reduction Strategy Framework goal. The IMF staff agrees that this underperformance can be explained both by adverse external and natural shocks and the authorities' 'optimistic and voluntaristic' growth objectives that represent a best-case scenario. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2006/090 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2006/090/002.2006.issue-090-en.xml IMF e-Library