01959cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF017041 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781475525014 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. African Dept. Republic of Madagascar : Request for an Arrangement Under the Extended Credit Facility: First Review Under the Staff Monitored Program-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Republic of Madagascar. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2016. 1 online resource (122 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 the Republic of Madagascar's request for an arrangement under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) and first review under the Staff Monitored Program (SMP). Madagascar's macroeconomic performance was broadly satisfactory under the SMP, which ran from September 2015 to the end of March 2016. The authorities' ECF-supported program, anchored on their National Development Plan, aims to reinforce macroeconomic stability and promote sustainable and inclusive growth. It focuses on promoting robust and inclusive growth, combining improved access to education, health care, and social protection with infrastructure and private sector development. The IMF staff supports the authorities' request for an ECF. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2016/273 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2016/273/002.2016.issue-273-en.xml IMF e-Library