01763cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF013905 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781484340240 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. African Dept. Cape Verde, Namibia, and Kingdom of Swaziland : Selected Issues Paper on the Challenges of Small Middle-Income Countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2013. 1 online resource (51 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 Selected Issues paper focuses on the challenges of small middle-income countries (MIC) in sSub-Saharan Africa (SSA) comprising Cape Verde, Namibia, and the Kingdom of Swaziland. The IMF report summarizes the analytic underpinnings that support the IMF staff's advice on policies to strengthen macroeconomic stability, foster more inclusive growth, and enhance the resilience of their financial systems. It recommends that macroeconomic policies should aim to rebuild policy buffers to help cushion against large external shocks especially given the prevalence of pegged exchange rate regimes in these economies. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2013/292 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2013/292/002.2013.issue-292-en.xml IMF e-Library