01707cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF006752 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781455208784 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Republic of Yemen : Request for a Three-Year Arrangement Under the Extended Credit Facility-Staff Report; Press Release on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for Yemen. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2010. 1 online resource (61 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 Yemen is confronted with a range of difficult economic challenges. The reduction in oil revenues in the past year has affected the Yemeni economy through a set of direct and indirect channels. The loss of oil revenue contributed to a record fiscal deficit of about 10 percent of GDP in 2009, financed in large part by the central bank. The balance of payments was also put under considerable strain. The identified measures are home-grown and designed to have a long-lasting impact on the structure of the budget. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2010/300 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2010/300/002.2010.issue-300-en.xml IMF e-Library