01853cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF006576 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781455203239 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Benin : 2010 Article IV Consultation and Request for a Three-Year Arrangement Under the Extended Credit Facility; Staff Report; Staff Supplements and Staff Statement; Public Information Notice and Press Release on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for Benin. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2010. 1 online resource (94 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 The goal of the last ECF arrangement (2005-09) was to support Benin's strategy to achieve higher sustainable growth and reduce poverty while preserving macroeconomic stability and reducing vulnerabilities to external shocks. The program achieved most of its objectives. The main macroeconomic challenge ahead is to mitigate the impact of the crisis in the short term, while reaching higher sustainable growth over the medium term. The government's economic program is geared properly to pursue these objectives. The structural reform agenda is appropriately ambitious. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2010/195 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2010/195/002.2010.issue-195-en.xml IMF e-Library