01913cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF015115 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781475531121 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. African Dept. Sierra Leone : Second Review Under the Extended Credit Facility Arrangement and Financing Assurances Review, and Requests for Augmentation of Access Under the Extended Credit Facility and Debt Relief Under the Catastrophe Containment and Relief Trust. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2015. 1 online resource (88 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 discusses Sierra Leone's Second Review Under the Extended Credit Facility Arrangement and Financing Assurances Review. Economic output is set to contract by some 13 percent in 2015, comprising a decline in non-iron-ore activity of some 2 percent, and a 47 percent slump in iron-ore output as the dominant mining operator is not expected to resume activity until mid-year at the earliest. Policy discussions focused on generating fiscal space to tackle the Ebola emergency and contend with the effects of the slump in iron-ore production and prices. The IMF staff supports the authorities' request for significant additional financing from the IMF. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2015/076 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2015/076/002.2015.issue-076-en.xml IMF e-Library