01982cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF006249 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451806779 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Central African Republic : Staff Report for the 2009 Article IV Consultation and Fifth Review Under the Arrangement Under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility, Requests for Waiver of Nonobservance and Modification of Performance Criteria, and Financing Assurances Review; Staff Report; Press Release on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for Central African Republic. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2010. 1 online resource (75 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 2009 Article IV Consultation highlights that the Central African Republic has recorded the modest economic growth since the end of the internal conflict in 2003, recovering from decades of decline in living standards. Real GDP grew by 2 1\2 percent a year on average during 2004-08. In 2008 and early 2009, a series of domestic and external shocks hit the economy, beginning with unstable power supply, followed by price rises in imported commodities, and later the global recession. Executive Directors have underscored the importance of further strengthening fiscal management. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2010/021 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2010/021/002.2010.issue-021-en.xml IMF e-Library