02057cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF013137 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781475513158 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. African Dept. Sierra Leone : Fourth Review Under the Three-Year Arrangement Under the Extended Credit Facility, and Financing Assurances Review: Staff Report; Staff Supplement; Press Release on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for Sierra Leone. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2012. 1 online resource (84 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 discussions took place in Freetown during March 29-April 11, 2012; and in Washington (April 21-24, 2012). They focused on conditions for completing the fourth ECF review, corrective measures to be implemented to address fiscal slippages that had occurred in late 2011, and policies for the remainder of 2012. Key performance criteria for end-December 2011 were met. However, sizeable spending overruns resulted in a higher-than-programmed fiscal deficit, financed by an increase in unpaid bills. Implementation of structural reforms was mixed, with some measures postponed to 2012. The authorities implemented all prior actions agreed with staff during the fourth ECF review discussions. Staff recommends completion of the fourth ECF review and the review of financing assurances. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2012/285 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2012/285/002.2012.issue-285-en.xml IMF e-Library