01914cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF008582 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451815429 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. The Gambia : 2002 Article IV Consultation, Request for a Three-Year Arrangement Under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility and Use of HIPC Interim Assistance-Staff Report; Staff Statement; Public Information Notice, News Brief, and Press Release on the Executive Board Discussion. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2004. 1 online resource (97 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 The Gambia showed good economic performance under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PRGF) Arrangement. Executive Directors commended the reforms in the financial sector, the substantial reduction and rationalization of external tariffs, and the settlement of the property dispute with Alimenta, and stressed the need for a tightened monetary policy stance. They welcomed the new PRGF program, which aims at improving fiscal discipline, ensuring good governance, implementing structural and financial reforms, and reducing poverty. They approved for The Gambia a three-year Arrangement under the PRGF, and use of interim assistance. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2004/042 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2004/042/002.2004.issue-042-en.xml IMF e-Library