01588cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF013500 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781484390689 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Western Hemisphere Dept. The Bahamas : 2012 Article IV Consultation. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2013. 1 online resource (55 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 article highlights the economic condition, fiscal policies, external stability, and financial growth strategy of The Bahamas. The economy of The Bahamas showed gradual growth of about 2.5 percent by 2012, but there were challenges for the country. The nation has to rebuild macroeconomic buffers against external imbalances, regulate nonperforming loans, reduce unemployment, and increase the business sector. This assessment is an analysis of The Bahamas' recent development and forthcoming plans to encounter global threats. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2013/100 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2013/100/002.2013.issue-100-en.xml IMF e-Library