01952cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF005204 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451834086 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Senegal : Staff Report for the 2008 Article IV Consultation, First Review Under the Policy Support Instrument, and Request for Waiver of Assessment Criterion and Modification of Assessment Criteria; Staff Report; Staff Supplement; Staff Statement; Public Information Notice and Press Release on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for Senegal. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2008. 1 online resource (101 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 Senegal's staff report for the 2008 Article IV Consultation highlights the rapidly rising energy and food prices, and the high inflation in 2007 that put pressure on the fiscal and external accounts. Senegal's macroeconomic policies were being pursued under an economic program supported by the IMF's Policy Support Instrument (PSI), which was approved in November 2007. Executive Directors observed scope for improving the targeting of the existing measures while minimizing economic distortions so that they remained consistent with macroeconomic stability and debt sustainability. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2008/209 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2008/209/002.2008.issue-209-en.xml IMF e-Library