01945cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF009784 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451814033 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Gabon : First Review Under the Stand-By Arrangement and Requests for Waiver of Nonobservance of Performance Criteria and Modification of a Performance Criterion; Staff Report; Press Release on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for Gabon. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2008. 1 online resource (56 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 Gabon showed robust economic growth, low inflation, and large fiscal savings from high oil revenue, underpinned by prudent macroeconomic policies and structural reforms under the Stand-By Arrangement (SBA). Executive Directors suggested that stronger fiscal discipline is essential to keep the economy stable. They stressed the need for strengthening public financial management and adjusting fiscal programs to accommodate higher-than-programmed fuel subsidies. They advised that enhancing the investment climate by strengthening governance and increasing transparency, as well as by lifting the temporary price controls, will remove constraints to the growth of non-oil activity. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2008/024 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2008/024/002.2008.issue-024-en.xml IMF e-Library