01873cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF017713 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781484303832 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. African Dept. Sierra Leone : Request for a Three-Year Arrangement Under the Extended Credit Facility-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Sierra Leone. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2017. 1 online resource (100 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 Request for a Three-Year Arrangement under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF). In the near term, this ECF is expected to support important but difficult policies: ending routine foreign exchange auctions and eliminating numerous tax and duty exemptions while increasing infrastructure spending and bolstering the social safety net. The ECF will also catalyze maintenance of external support. In the medium term, the proposed arrangement will provide the framework for structural progress on revenue mobilization, public financial management and financial sector reforms, and increased reserves. The IMF staff supports the authorities' request for the new ECF. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2017/154 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2017/154/002.2017.issue-154-en.xml IMF e-Library