01701cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF009333 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451840742 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Samoa : 2007 Article IV Consultation; Staff Report; and Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion for Samoa. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2007. 1 online resource (46 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 Samoa has achieved a major economic transformation over the last decade and a half. This 2007 Article IV Consultation highlights that real per capita GDP in Samoa has increased by more than 3 percent per year on average, and external public debt has fallen below 40 percent of GDP. The external position benefited from the rapid growth of remittances and tourism receipts. Executive Directors have congratulated the authorities on Samoa's impressive growth performance and economic transformation over the past decade, with Samoa now set to graduate from least developed country status. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2007/185 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2007/185/002.2007.issue-185-en.xml IMF e-Library