01808cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF006578 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781455207510 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Burkina Faso : Request for a Three-Year Arrangement Under the Extended Credit Facility; Staff Report; Staff Supplement; Press Release on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for Burkina Faso. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2010. 1 online resource (92 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 Performance under the last ECF-supported program was broadly satisfactory. The government has prepared a medium-term policy framework to consolidate recent progress, and enhance growth prospects and poverty reduction efforts. Burkina Faso's risk of debt distress is high. Executive Directors suggest maintaining prudent borrowing policies. There are risks to the program, mostly linked to the economy's vulnerability to weather related and terms-of-trade shocks. Burkina Faso has a good track record of policy and reform implementation in areas critical for macroeconomic stability and growth. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2010/197 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2010/197/002.2010.issue-197-en.xml IMF e-Library