01828cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF011165 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781462325412 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Islamic Republic of Mauritania : Second Review Under the Three-Year Extended Credit Facility Arrangement: Staff Report; Staff Supplement; Press Release on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for Mauritania. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2011. 1 online resource (82 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 In this study, despite recovery in the aftermath of the global crisis, the following challenges faced by Mauritania are discussed: vulnerability to external shocks, an insufficiently diversified economy, weak business climate, lack of fiscal space, and high unemployment and poverty rates. The poverty reduction strategy paper (PRSP) provides a good framework. Monetary, exchange rate, and financial sector policies are explained. Debt management and the improvement of the quality of public services by fiscal reforms and private sector by the implementation of the investment code are discussed. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2011/189 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2011/189/002.2011.issue-189-en.xml IMF e-Library