01820cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF009407 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451803495 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Benin : Second Review Under the Three-Year Arrangement Under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility and Request for Waiver of a Performance Criterion; Staff Report; Press Release on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for Benin. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2007. 1 online resource (69 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 staff report for the Second Review under the Three-Year Arrangement under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PRGF) highlights Benin's macroeconomic framework. All quantitative performance criteria (PC) and benchmarks for the period through end-December 2006 were observed, but one structural performance criterion and one structural benchmark were missed. Reform of the civil service pension fund is urgently needed. Benin's newly issued Growth and Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (GPRSP) places renewed emphasis on private sector-led economic growth. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2007/213 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2007/213/002.2007.issue-213-en.xml IMF e-Library