01826cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF005870 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451821246 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Kenya : Request for Disbursement Under the Rapid-Access Component of the Exogenous Shocks Facility; Staff Report; Staff Supplement; Press Release on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for Kenya. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2009. 1 online resource (64 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 Kenya's strong economic performance in recent years with real GDP growth of 6 percent on average over 2004-07 has been stalled by a series of exogenous but temporary shocks that hit the economy in 2008. The staff report highlights Kenya's request for Disbursement under the Rapid-Access Component of the Exogenous Shocks Facility. Monetary policy has been eased to support economic activity and fiscal policy focused on reprioritizing expenditure. Structural policies have focused on improving the food distribution mechanism for better access to staples for an estimated 10 million food-deficient Kenyans. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2009/191 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2009/191/002.2009.issue-191-en.xml IMF e-Library