Central African Economic and Monetary Community (CEMAC) : 2013 Staff Report on Common Policies for Member Countries.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

International Monetary Fund. African Department.

Contributor:

International Monetary Fund.

Series:

IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2013/322

IMF country report ; no. 13/322

IMF Staff Country Reports

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Communauté économique et monétaire de l'Afrique centrale.

Monetary policy--Africa, Central.

Monetary policy.

Africa, Central--Economic conditions.

Africa, Central.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (100 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This paper focuses on common policies for member countries of Central African Economic and Monetary Community (CEMAC). It highlights that the fiscal stance should be more cautious in some countries where policy buffers are insufficient to withstand shocks. The recent easing of monetary policy has been appropriate given the positive inflation outlook. Reserves coverage remains adequate and the real effective exchange rate is broadly in line with fundamentals but the issue of only partial repatriation of foreign exchange reserves by some member states needs be resolved. The fiscal surveillance framework should be revised to limit pro-cyclicality and better ensure long-term fiscal sustainability of oil-rich countries.

Contents:

Cover; CONTENTS; INTRODUCTION; RECENT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS, MEDIUM-TERM OUTLOOK AND RISKS; FIGURES; 1. CEMAC Nominal GDP, 2012; 2. GDP Growth Contribution, 2013; 3. CEMAC Selected Economic Indicators, 2010-12; 4. Recent Economic Developments, 2009-12; 5. Medium-term Outlook, 2013-18; POLICY DISCUSSIONS; A. Adapt Regional Surveillance Framework to Ensure External Viability; 6. CEMAC and WAEMU real and nominal effective exchange rates; 7. Real effective exchange rate of CEMAC countries; B. Enhancing Regional Monetary Policy; 8. CEMAC and ECB Real Policy Rate; 9. CEMAC and ECB Policy Rate

10. Liquidity operations of BEAC Jan 2007-April 201311. Interbank Money Market Transactions, 1997-Feb. 2013; C. Ensuring Financial Stability and Development; D. Strengthening Regional Integration to Promote Growth; 12. 2013 Doing Business Indicators Ranking; 13. Mo Ibrahim 2012 ranking categories, in Africa; E. Other Issues; STAFF APPRAISAL; TABLES; 1. Selected Economic and Financial Indicators, 2009-18; 2. Millennium Development Goals, 2010; 3. National Accounts, 2009-18; 4. Nominal and Real Effective Exchange Rates, 2005-12; 5. Balance of Payments, 2009-18; 6a. Fiscal Balances, 2009-18

6b. Fiscal Non-oil Balances, 2009-187. Compliance with Convergence Criteria, 2009-18; 8. Monetary Survey, 2008-12; 9. Summary Accounts of Central Bank, 2008-12; 10. Summary Accounts of Commercial Banks, 2008-12; 11. Summary Medium-Term Projections, 2009-18; 12. Relative Size of CEMAC Economies and Importance of Oil Sector, 2009-18; 13. Violations of Main Prudential Ratios, 2010-12; 14. Bank Ratings, December 2012; 15. Quality of Loan Portfolio, 2010-12; ANNEXES; 1. Risks from Global slowdown for the CEMAC; 2. External Sustainability Assessment

3. Idiosyncratic shocks and stabilization Mechanisms in the CEMAC4. Possible Options to strengthen the fiscal surveillance framework in the CEMAC; 5. Reducing risks to financial stability and enhancing financial sector Deepening; CONTENTS; RELATIONS OF CEMAC MEMBER COUNTRIES AND THE FUND

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed January 6, 2014).

ISBN:

9781475513820

1475513828

9781475515794

1475515790

9781475516531

1475516533

OCLC:

870245431