01615cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF007915 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451823400 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Sri Lanka : Recent Economic Developments. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2001. 1 online resource (99 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 After weakening in 1999, GDP growth has increased strongly in 2000, led by exports. The savings-investment gap has increased from 1 3/4 percent of GDP in 1998 to 3u percent of GDP in 1999, widening further to 7 percent of GDP in 2000. Agriculture has grown by 4 1\2 percent in 1999, registering a broadly similar growth rate as manufacturing for the first time in many years. In contrast, agricultural output performance was mixed during 2000. Manufacturing has slowed to only 4 1\2 percent in 1999, significantly below the average growth of nearly 8 percent recorded in 1997 and 1998. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2001/070 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2001/070/002.2001.issue-070-en.xml IMF e-Library