01777cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF017070 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781475532593 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Western Hemisphere Dept. Ecuador : Purchase Under the Rapid Financing Instrument-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Ecuador. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2016. 1 online resource (38 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 Ecuador's Request for Purchase Under the Rapid Financing Instrument (RFI). The Ecuadoran authorities are requesting financial assistance under the IMF's RFI to address the urgent balance of payments (BOP) needs associated with emergency and reconstruction efforts. Given the urgency of their request, they are not currently in a position to implement a full-fledged upper-credit-tranche program, and they believe they can make suitable adjustments to manage their medium-term BOP challenges. Given the nature of the emergency, the IMF staff supports the authorities' request for a purchase under the RFI. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2016/288 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2016/288/002.2016.issue-288-en.xml IMF e-Library