Central African Republic : Staff Report for the 2009 Article IV Consultation and Fifth Review Under the Arrangement Under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility, Requests for Waiver of Nonobservance and Modification of Performance Criteria, and Financing Assurances Review: Staff Report; Press Release on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for Central African Republic.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

International Monetary Fund.

Contributor:

International Monetary Fund, Contributor.

Series:

IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2010/021

IMF Staff Country Reports

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (76 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This 2009 Article IV Consultation highlights that the Central African Republic has recorded the modest economic growth since the end of the internal conflict in 2003, recovering from decades of decline in living standards. Real GDP grew by 2½ percent a year on average during 2004–08. In 2008 and early 2009, a series of domestic and external shocks hit the economy, beginning with unstable power supply, followed by price rises in imported commodities, and later the global recession. Executive Directors have underscored the importance of further strengthening fiscal management.

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Acronyms; Executive Summary; I. Introduction; Figures; 1. Per-Capital Real GDP Growth in 2000 Prices, 1986-2008; II. Economic Developments and Program Performance; A. Recent Developments; Text Tables; 1. Selected Macroeconomic Indicators, 2004-08; 2. Export Volumes of Main Commodities, March 2007-09; 3. Growth and Inflation Developments, 2003-09; B. Program Performance and Outlook for 2009; 4. External and Monetary Developments, 2003-08; 2. Quantitative Performance Criteria and Benchmarks Under the PRGF Arrangement, 2009; 5. Revenue and Expenditure Developments, 2003-09

6. Fiscal Balance and Debt Developments, 2003-093. Structural Conditionality Implementation, 2009; III. Economic Outlook and Program Objectives; A. Macroeconomic Outlook and Article IV Issues; Boxes; 1. Long-Term Growth and its Determinants; 7. Macroeconomic Framework, 2005-14; 4. Response to Previous Fund Policy Advice; 2. Improving Access to Bank Financing; B. Program Objectives; Fiscal framework; 5. Key Fiscal Variables and Program Revisions, 2008-10; Safeguarding Fund resources; Structural reforms; IV. Program Access, Financing, and Monitoring; V. Staff Appraisal; Tables

1. Selected Economic and Financial Indicators, 2005-142. Central Government Operations, 2005-14; 3. Central Government Operations, 2005-14; 4. Balance of Payments, 2005-14; 5. Monetary Survey, 2005-10; 6. Access and Phasing Under the Three-Year PRGF Arrangement; 7. Indicators of Capacity to Repay the Fund, 2008-18; Appendix; I. Letter of Intent; Attachments; I. Memorandum of Economic and Financial Policies, 2009-10; Appendix Tables; I.1. Quantitative Performance Criteria and Benchmarks under the PRGF Arrangement, 2008-09; I.1. Structural Conditionality, 2009-10

II. Technical Memorandum of UnderstandingContents; I. Relations with the Fund; Tables; 1. Recent Technical Assistance; II. Joint Bank-Fund Work Program; III. Statistical Issues; 2. Common Indicators Required for Surveillance

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ISBN:

9786613732873

9781462356539

1462356532

9781451994773

145199477X

9781280891564

1280891564

9781451877991

1451877994

OCLC:

870244795