01823cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF019477 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781498323925 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. African Dept. Togo : 2019 Article IV Consultation, Fourth Review under the Extended Credit Facility Arrangement, and Request for Waiver of Nonobservance of Performance Criterion and Modification of Performance Criteria-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Togo. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2019. 1 online resource (133 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 Economic activity has been recovering, driven by robust performance in the export and agricultural sectors. Fiscal consolidation efforts have continued; Togo complied with the WAEMU deficit convergence criteria in 2017 and 2018, two years ahead of the timeline agreed by member states; public debt declined from 81 percent of GDP at end-2016 to 76 percent of GDP at end-2018. Inflation stood at 2 percent in March 2019 (y-o-y). The external position has improved. The privatization process for the first public bank encountered delays. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2019/205 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2019/205/002.2019.issue-205-en.xml IMF e-Library