01807cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF020004 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781498334112 2663-3493 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. The Macroeconomics of Scaling-up Aid : the Cases of Benin, Niger, and Togo. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2008. 1 online resource (39 pages) Policy Papers <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 In September 2007, the UN Secretary General launched the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) Africa Steering and Working Groups. The Steering Group brings together the leaders of multilateral institutions to identify practical steps needed for Africa to achieve the MDGs. The Managing Director of the IMF is a member of the Steering Group. The Working Group supports the Steering Group and is comprised of thematic groups in education, agriculture, health, infrastructure and trade facilitation, statistics, aid predictability, and MDG operationalization at the country level. The following three notes assess the macroeconomic implications of the spending of scaled-up aid to Benin, Niger, and Togo in line with that promised by the G-8 at Gleneagles, Scotland in 2005. Mode of access: Internet Policy Papers; Policy Paper ; No. 2008/059 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/007/2008/059/007.2008.issue-059-en.xml IMF e-Library