01756cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF006158 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451808469 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Democratic Republic of the Congo : Request for the Rapid-Access Component of the Exogenous Shocks Facility and Report on the 2008 Staff Monitored Program. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2009. 1 online resource (35 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 discusses a request from Congo for the Rapid-Access Component of the Exogenous Shocks Facility. Performance on the 2008 staff-monitored program was mixed, complicated by the effects of the exogenous shock. Although weaknesses remain, the authorities strengthened public financial management, particularly with regard to urgent government expenditure. They also made progress in addressing IMF staff's concerns about the debt sustainability implications of the Sino-Congolese mining and infrastructure cooperation agreement. The authorities are committed to implementing appropriate adjustment policies. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2009/317 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2009/317/002.2009.issue-317-en.xml IMF e-Library