01783cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF021561 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781513570983 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. African Dept. West African Economic and Monetary Union : Staff Report on Common Policies for Member Countries-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for the West African Economic and Monetary Union. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2021. 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 After almost a decade of strong growth, the WAEMU region is facing severe challenges from a triple crisis impacting the health, economic and security situations. Both fiscal and monetary policies were relaxed significantly in 2020 to contain the pandemic and support the economy. A gradual fiscal consolidation is expected to start in 2021 and bring back the aggregate fiscal deficit towards the 3 percent of GDP regional ceiling within three years. Growth is expected to recover swiftly in 2021-22 to pre-crisis levels, but the economic outlook is still uncertain. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2021/049 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2021/049/002.2021.issue-049-en.xml IMF e-Library