01813cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF017736 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781484305768 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Western Hemisphere Dept. Guyana : 2017 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Guyana. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2017. 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 2017 Article IV Consultation highlights the expansion of Guyana's real economic activity by 3.3 percent in 2016. Subdued agricultural commodity prices, bad weather, and delays in public investment weighed down activity, while large increases in gold output helped support growth. Consumer prices increased by 1.5 percent in the 12 months ending in December 2016 as weather-related shocks to food prices reversed the deflationary trend. The macroeconomic outlook is positive for 2017 and the medium term. Growth is projected at 3.5 percent in 2017, supported by an increase in public investment, continued expansion in the extractive sector, and a recovery in rice production. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2017/175 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2017/175/002.2017.issue-175-en.xml IMF e-Library