01788cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF004310 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451827569 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Islamic Republic of Mauritania : 2005 Article IV Consultation-Staff Report; Staff Statement; Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for the Islamic Republic of Mauritania. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2006. 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 Mauritania was one of the countries to reach the completion point under the enhanced Initiative for Heavily Indebted Poor Countries. The revised fiscal, balance of payments, and monetary data, including data on commercial banks, revealed that the main program parameters were missed by large margins. In 2003-04, progress in structural reforms was slower than planned, and major weaknesses surfaced in fiscal, monetary, and exchange rate management. Executive Directors welcomed the authorities' intention to gear medium-term spending plans toward poverty reduction. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2006/247 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2006/247/002.2006.issue-247-en.xml IMF e-Library