01495cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF011455 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781463928506 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Guinea-Bissau : Second Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2011. 1 online resource (127 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 This paper reports on the economic and financial reforms in Guinea-Bissau. After a long period of recession since the beginning of 2000 followed by a slight recovery in 2007, the economy of Guinea-Bissau has entered a new growth spurt in 2008. The budget deficit, which averaged 10 percent of GDP between 2005 and 2007, has been reduced to 3.2 percent in 2008 and 3.0 percent in 2009 by raising more revenue domestically and by controlling expenses. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2011/353 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2011/353/002.2011.issue-353-en.xml IMF e-Library