01665cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF007060 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781455220021 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Benin : Ex Post Assessment of Longer-Term Program Engagement-An Update. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2011. 1 online resource (26 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 Benin, a member of the CFA franc zone, has experienced uneven economic progress over the last several decades. It has a long history of engagement with the IMF. This ex post assessment update covers primarily the implementation of the program supported by the 2005-09 poverty reduction growth facility (PRGF) arrangement. In the fiscal area, the overall objective was to increase poverty-reducing spending while maintaining the sustainability of public debt. Prior to the global financial crisis, Benin's economic growth accelerated steadily. External shocks explain some of the growth's underperformance. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2011/055 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2011/055/002.2011.issue-055-en.xml IMF e-Library