01661cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF008264 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451823387 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Sri Lanka : Recent Economic Developments. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 1998. 1 online resource (121 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 developments in Sri Lanka during 1996-98. After slowing to 4 percent in 1996, economic growth recovered to 6 1\2 percent in 1997. The slowdown in 1996 had been mainly owing to a severe drought that affected the agricultural sector and disrupted the power supply. The recovery in 1997 was strongest in agriculture and manufacturing, supplemented by continued good performance in the services sector, including a rebound in tourism. In addition, significant accomplishments were achieved in economic restructuring, including several successful privatizations and an initial step toward fiscal adjustment. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 1998/095 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/1998/095/002.1998.issue-095-en.xml IMF e-Library