01946cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF005929 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451810714 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Djibouti : 2008 Article IV Consultation and Request for a Three-Year Arrangement Under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility; Staff Report; Staff Statement; Public Information Notice and Press Release on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for Djibouti. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2009. 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 This 2008 Article IV Consultation highlights that Djibouti's macroeconomic performance improved significantly, but inflation pressures are intensifying. Real GDP growth accelerated to 5.3 percent in 2007, driven mainly by foreign direct investment concentrated in the construction and port services. Executive Directors have welcomed Djibouti's strong economic growth driven by large foreign direct investments in the port and other key sectors of the economy. Directors have also emphasized the importance of maintaining the fiscal consolidation objective, with a view to controlling inflation and creating fiscal space to finance the poverty reduction strategy. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2009/216 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2009/216/002.2009.issue-216-en.xml IMF e-Library