LEADER 00000cam a2200685Ia 4500 001 ocn864035223 003 OCoLC 005 20170728052800.6 006 m o d 007 cr ||||||||||| 008 131125s2013 dcua ob i000 0 eng d 019 961555682|a962563706 020 9781475530551|q(electronic book) 020 1475530552|q(electronic book) 020 |z9781475513998 035 (OCoLC)864035223|z(OCoLC)961555682|z(OCoLC)962563706 040 DJB|beng|epn|cDJB|dIDEBK|dE7B|dOCLCQ|dOCLCF|dNLGGC|dCUS |dOCLCQ|dAZK|dCOCUF|dMOR|dPIFPO|dN$T 043 f-sl--- 049 RIDW 050 4 HC59.15.I15|bNo. 13/330eb 072 7 BUS|x054000|2bisacsh 082 04 333.91409664|223 090 HC59.15.I15|bNo. 13/330eb 245 00 Sierra Leone :|b2013 Article IV consultation and request for a three-year arrangement under the Extended Credit Facility. 264 1 Washington, D.C. :|bInternational Monetary Fund,|c[2013] 264 4 |c©2013 300 1 online resource (144 pages) :|bcolor illustrations. 336 text|btxt|2rdacontent 337 computer|bc|2rdamedia 338 online resource|bcr|2rdacarrier 347 text file|2rdaft 490 1 IMF country report ;|vno. 13/330 500 Title from PDF title page (IMF Web site, viewed Nov. 25, 2013). 500 "November 2013." 500 "October 7, 2013"--Page 2 of pdf. 504 Includes bibliographical references (pages 103-104). 520 "Against the background of challenging economic and social conditions, Sierra Leone has been making progress since the end of the civil conflict in 2002. The economy has been growing at a solid pace, inflation has been trending down, and sociopolitical stability is taking hold. Going forward, the authorities need to strengthen policy implementation particularly in the fiscal area to entrench macroeconomic stability, support private sector development and job creation, and develop social policies to protect the most vulnerable groups in the population. Consultation focus. Policy discussions focused on fiscal consolidation and public financial management reforms; monetary policy and price stability; borrowing policies and long-term debt sustainability; private sector development and structural reforms to enhance inclusive growth. Staff views. Staff recommends the approval of the authorities' request for a three-year arrangement under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) in an amount of SDR 62.22 million (60 percent of quota). In May 2013, the authorities decided to cancel the three-year ECF arrangement approved by the Board in June 2010 because key objectives under the program supported by the arrangement were no longer achievable. The new arrangement is aimed at supporting the authorities' efforts to consolidate macroeconomic stability, strengthen the fiscal position, build external buffers, and promote broad-based economic growth in the context of their new Poverty Reduction Strategy (PRS). Safeguards assessment. The latest safeguards assessment was updated in 2010. The next update will be completed by the time of the first review of the proposed ECF arrangement. The new Poverty Reduction Strategy. The Joint IMF-World Bank Staff Advisory Note on the new PRS will be circulated to the Board in early November"--Abstract. 590 eBooks on EBSCOhost|bEBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America 610 20 International Monetary Fund|0https://id.loc.gov/ authorities/names/n81052755|zSierra Leone.|0https:// id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80125443-781 610 24 International Monetary Fund. 610 27 International Monetary Fund.|2fast|0https:// id.worldcat.org/fast/556666 650 0 Economic development|0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/ subjects/sh85040804|zSierra Leone.|0https://id.loc.gov/ authorities/names/n80125443-781 650 0 Monetary policy|0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/ sh85086787|zSierra Leone.|0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/ names/n80125443-781 650 0 Fiscal policy|0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/ sh85048601|zSierra Leone.|0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/ names/n80125443-781 650 0 Economic indicators|0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/ subjects/sh85040831|zSierra Leone.|0https://id.loc.gov/ authorities/names/n80125443-781 650 7 Economic development.|2fast|0https://id.worldcat.org/fast/ 901785 650 7 Monetary policy.|2fast|0https://id.worldcat.org/fast/ 1025230 650 7 Fiscal policy.|2fast|0https://id.worldcat.org/fast/925806 650 7 Economic indicators.|2fast|0https://id.worldcat.org/fast/ 901996 651 7 Sierra Leone.|2fast|0https://id.worldcat.org/fast/1210248 655 4 Electronic books. 710 2 International Monetary Fund.|0https://id.loc.gov/ authorities/names/n81052755 830 0 IMF country report ;|0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names /no2001029774|vno. 13/330. 856 40 |uhttps://rider.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http:// search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site& db=nlebk&AN=1256369|zOnline eBook. Access restricted to current Rider University students, faculty, and staff. 856 42 |3Instructions for reading/downloading the EBSCO version of this eBook|uhttp://guides.rider.edu/ebooks/ebsco 901 MARCIVE 20231220 948 |d20170802|cEBSCO|tebscoebooksacademic new 994 92|bRID