01765cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF016558 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781513543185 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. European Dept. Ireland : Fourth Post-Program Monitoring Discussions-Press Release; and Staff Report. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2016. 1 online resource (36 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 focuses on Ireland's 2015 Fourth Post-Program Monitoring Discussions. Ireland's economy continues to improve at a robust pace. Real GDP expanded by 7 percent year-over-year over the first three quarters of 2015, with investment providing the largest contribution to growth followed by private consumption. High frequency indicators suggest that the strong economic momentum continued into the last months of 2015. Exchequer data for December indicate that 2015 revenues significantly exceeded the initial budget profile, whereas spending recorded a modest increase, leading to a likely outperformance of IMF staff's estimate of the 2015 general government deficit. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2016/018 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2016/018/002.2016.issue-018-en.xml IMF e-Library