01626cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF006061 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451823363 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Sri Lanka : Selected Issues. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 1996. 1 online resource (128 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 Selected Issues paper on Sri Lanka provides background information on economic developments during 1995 and the first half of 1996 and on key policy issues in the current setting. The paper notes that the economic situation has deteriorated on a number of fronts-inflation has risen; investment and growth have slowed; and the external current account deficit is large while foreign investment flows have fallen significantly. The influence of various factors on Sri Lanka's longer-term growth performance is discussed. The implications of structural reforms for investment and growth are also examined. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 1996/100 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/1996/100/002.1996.issue-100-en.xml IMF e-Library