This paper on the Second Review Under the Staff-Monitored Program for the Union of the Comoros reports that the external current account is expected to worsen with the sharp deterioration of the trade deficit. General economic conditions have remained lackluster in 2005, hampered by the sharp...

Bangladesh’s 2008 Article IV Consultation reports that growth picked up strongly from a slow start to the year with rebounds in agriculture and garment exports playing a leading role. Strong growth of remittances and increased external assistance helped support the balance of payments in...

This 2005 Article IV Consultation highlights that Namibia recorded robust real GDP growth, falling inflation, a strong external current account surplus, and continued low external indebtedness over the last two years. Real GDP grew by 6 percent in 2004, as new marine technologies prompted a...