01766cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF013682 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781484338483 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. African Dept. Senegal : Fifth Review Under the Policy Support Instrument and Request for Program Extension and Modification of Assessment Criteria-Staff Report; Debt Sustainability Analysis; Informational Annex; and Press Release. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2013. 1 online resource (75 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 Program implementation has been satisfactory, and all assessment criteria were met. The fiscal deficit was reduced to 5.9 percent of GDP despite a significant revenue shortfall. Delays were incurred in the implementation of reforms in the energy sector. The authorities intend to accelerate reforms to improve the business environment by streamlining expenditure and by improving the efficiency of the state to reduce the fiscal deficit to below 4 percent of GDP by 2015. This will restore fiscal buffers and ensure long-term debt sustainability. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2013/170 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2013/170/002.2013.issue-170-en.xml IMF e-Library