01838cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF017889 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781484315651 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Western Hemisphere Dept. Dominican Republic : 2017 Article IV Consultation- Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for the Dominican Republic. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2017. 1 online resource (69 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 Dominican economy's strong growth momentum over the past three years, which is now beginning to taper off toward potential. Growth has averaged 7 percent since 2014, outperforming most emerging market economies and all economies in the Americas, buoyed by domestic demand. Real GDP expanded by 6.6 percent in 2016. The economic outlook is favorable. Growth is expected to slow toward the potential rate of about 5 percent from 2017 onward, while the recent rise in fuel prices will push inflation to target and will widen the current account deficit moderately from 2017 onward. Risks around this baseline outlook are balanced. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2017/254 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2017/254/002.2017.issue-254-en.xml IMF e-Library