TY - BOOK ED - International Monetary Fund. TI - Democratic Republic of the Congo: Request for the Rapid-Access Component of the Exogenous Shocks Facility and Report on the 2008 Staff Monitored Program T2 - IMF Staff Country Reports, Country Report SN - 1451808461 : SN - 1934-7685 PY - 2009/// CY - Washington, D.C. PB - International Monetary Fund KW - Access To Fund General Resources KW - imf KW - Balance of Payments Need KW - Commodity Price Fluctuations KW - Economic Indicators KW - Exogenous Shocks Facility KW - Congo, Democratic Republic of the N2 - This paper discusses a request from Congo for the Rapid-Access Component of the Exogenous Shocks Facility. Performance on the 2008 staff-monitored program was mixed, complicated by the effects of the exogenous shock. Although weaknesses remain, the authorities strengthened public financial management, particularly with regard to urgent government expenditure. They also made progress in addressing IMF staff's concerns about the debt sustainability implications of the Sino-Congolese mining and infrastructure cooperation agreement. The authorities are committed to implementing appropriate adjustment policies UR - http://elibrary.imf.org/view/IMF002/10577-9781451808469/10577-9781451808469/10577-9781451808469.xml UR - http://www.imfbookstore.org/IMFORG/9781451808469 ER -