01833cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF004432 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451826463 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Mali : Fourth Review Under the Three-Year Arrangement Under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility and Request for Waiver of Performance Criteria-Staff Report; and Press Release on the Executive Board Consideration. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2006. 1 online resource (57 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 Mali's economy is showing renewed momentum resulting from a strong 2005-06 cereal harvest and strengthening terms of trade. The fiscal program remained well on track through end-2005. Discussion of the macroeconomic outlook focused on production-side growth prospects, such as rising international gold prices that would boost tax revenues and accelerate the mining sector's exploration and production capacity. Plans to strengthen the management of both tax exemptions and reimbursements will address tax administration weaknesses. In the banking sector, nonperforming loans rose from 20 percent to 28 percent of total loans. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2006/310 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2006/310/002.2006.issue-310-en.xml IMF e-Library