01786cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF008030 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451833867 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Senegal : Staff Report for the 2001 Article IV Consultation, First Review Under the Third Annual Arrangement Under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility, and Request for Waiver of Performance Criteria. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2001. 1 online resource (85 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 Faced with a tight liquidity situation at the treasury, the government of Senegal has implemented a tight spending regime to avoid a substantial drawing on the statutory advances at the Central Bank of West African States (BCEAO). Weaknesses in accounting for public funds, as well as the delays in structural reforms, have had fiscal repercussions. Credit growth has reflected the financing needs of the agricultural sector and the buildup of arrears in the energy sector. Recent developments have exacerbated the risk concentration problem in the loan portfolio of the local banking system. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2001/186 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2001/186/002.2001.issue-186-en.xml IMF e-Library