01533cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF010797 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451821895 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Kiribati : Recent Economic Developments. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2000. 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 Kiribati is a country in the central Pacific Ocean and one of the least-developed Pacific island economies. A large share of imports and government spending is financed from external grants and fishing license fees. The key policy development has been the adoption of a medium-term strategy, which focuses on reducing the role of the public sector to promote the development of the private sector. The improvement in the current and capital account balances has led to an increase in the overall balance. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 1999/079 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/1999/079/002.1999.issue-079-en.xml IMF e-Library