01603cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF007650 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451823394 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Sri Lanka : Recent Economic and Policy Developments. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 1999. 1 online resource (129 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 paper reviews economic and policy developments in Sri Lanka during 1996-98. Despite the slowdown in world trade and economic growth, Sri Lanka's economy grew in 1998 at close to its historic average rate. The recorded 4 3/4 percent growth in real GDP was lower than 1997 when the economy was recovering after a bad harvest. In the first twelve months following the outbreak of the Southeast Asian crisis, Sri Lanka was helped by reduced export competition and lower commodity prices. But by the middle of 1998, growth in Sri Lanka started to slow markedly. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 1999/136 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/1999/136/002.1999.issue-136-en.xml IMF e-Library