01886cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF017164 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781475543933 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Middle East and Central Asia Dept. Sudan : 2016 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Sudan. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2016. 1 online resource (80 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 2016 Article IV Consultation highlights that Sudan is facing significant domestic and international constraints and large macroeconomic imbalances despite efforts made toward macroeconomic stability and growth. Although good harvests boosted growth to close to 5 percent in 2015, external imbalances widened owing to low commodity export prices, expansionary policies, and insufficient exchange rate adjustment. The terms-of-trade shock widened the current account deficit to 6 percent of GDP in 2015. The budget deficit widened to 1.9 percent of GDP owing to shortfalls in oil revenue. Inflation, which had been contained to 12.6 percent at end-2015, rose to 16.5 percent in July 2016. The outlook is subject to significant downside risks. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2016/324 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2016/324/002.2016.issue-324-en.xml IMF e-Library