01824cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF005726 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451814040 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Gabon : Second and Third Reviews Under the Stand-By Arrangement and Requests for Waiver of Nonobservance of Performance Criteria and Modification of Performance Criterion; Staff Report; Press Release on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for Gabon. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2009. 1 online resource (79 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 paper presents key findings of the Second and Third Reviews for Gabon under the Stand-By Arrangement. Performance under the program has been mixed. Non-oil economic growth was robust prior to the onset of the international financial crisis, spurred by high oil and commodity prices. However, little progress has been made to bring the non-oil fiscal deficit to a sustainable position. IMF staff supports the authorities' request for waivers for nonobservance of the performance criteria and recommends completion of the second and third reviews. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2009/107 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2009/107/002.2009.issue-107-en.xml IMF e-Library