01641cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF009067 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451809169 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Union of the Comoros : Third Staff Review and Extension of the Staff-Monitored Program. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2006. 1 online resource (39 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 on the Third Staff Review and Extension of the Staff-Monitored Program for the Union of the Comoros reports that important structural reforms have been implemented in the fiscal area, but progress is slow in other areas and institutional capacity remained low. The authorities' macroeconomic program for 2006 focuses on securing the budgeted primary surplus of about 1 percent of GDP and avoiding new expenditure arrears. Tensions between the union and island governments have risen partly owing to a perceived weakening of coordination on fiscal policy. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2006/193 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2006/193/002.2006.issue-193-en.xml IMF e-Library