02115cas a2200277 a 4500 AALejournalIMF022174 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781557755148 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. African Dept. Republic of South Sudan : First Review under the Staff-Monitored Program-Press Release; and Staff Report. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2021. 1 online resource (56 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 A 9-month Staff Monitored Program (SMP) combined with a disbursement under the Rapid Credit Facility (RCF) of 50 percent of quota (about USD 174 million) was approved on March 30, 2021 to address BOP challenges and build a track record towards an upper credit tranche financial arrangement. This followed a disbursement under the RCF in November 2020 of 15 percent of quota (about USD 52 million), which was the first-ever financial disbursement from the Fund to South Sudan. Progress has continued in implementing the revitalized peace agreement of 2018: following the formation of a unity government in February 2020 and the appointment of state governors in June 2020, the national parliament was sworn into office in August 2021. The humanitarian situation remains dire, with about 60 percent of the population facing high levels of acute food insecurity. Mode of access: Internet International Agreements and Observance imf International Organizations imf Monetary Policy imf IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2021/246 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2021/246/002.2021.issue-246-en.xml IMF e-Library