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Islamic Republic of Mauritania; 2006 Article IV Consultation: Staff Report; Staff Statement; Public Information Notice and Press Release on the Executive Board Discussion; and Stat...
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2006
Mauritania achieved substantial progress owing to its macroeconomic policies, budget formulation, governance, and transparency under the economic program. Executive Directors commended the program and emphasized the need for tight fiscal and monetary policies. Directors noted the implementation...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244743
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Cameroon; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper-Progress Report
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2008
The growth rate of agriculture in Cameroon was estimated at 3.3 percent in 2006, compared with 2.7 percent in 2005. This is owing to increased activity in the food agriculture sector (4.3 percent) and in forestry and logging (4.0 percent). Livestock farming and fisheries, on the one hand, grew...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011245018
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Côte d'Ivoire; 2007 Article IV Consultation and Request for Emergency Post-Conflict Assistance-Staff Report; Staff Statement; Staff Supplement; Public Information Notice and Press...
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2007
conditions. Per capita income fell by one-sixth, poverty rose, and many social indicators worsened. These developments have also …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011245029
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Poverty and Social Impact Analysis; Linking Macroeconomic Policies to Poverty Outcomes: Summary of Early Experiences
Robb, Caroline M. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2003
The objective of this paper is to present some early experiences of poverty and social impact analysis (PSIA) from the … step toward PSIA by making more explicit the links between poverty and policies. Various examples highlight that even … potential poverty effects even in countries with limited data, and therefore contribute to a more informed policy debate and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005826503
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Social Impact of a Tax Reform; The Case of Ethiopia
Muñoz, Sònia; Cho, Stanley Sang-Wook - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2003
This paper provides an assessment of the poverty and social impact of replacing Ethiopia's sales tax with a value … funds for poverty-reducing spending, including primary education. At the same time, there is significant scope for making …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005768777
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Solomon Islands; 2005 Article IV Consultation: Staff Report; and Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2005
The Solomon Islands’s 2005 Article IV Consultation reports that the improvement in the economic performance registered after the arrival of the Australian-led intervention force in mid-2003 has continued. The projected deterioration in the external current account reflects...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005591401
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Burundi; Selected Issues and Statistical Appendix
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2006
Burundi is in great need of investment in infrastructure, but fiscal constraints leave little room for additional public spending. Despite this initial recovery, Burundi has yet to rebuild its pre-civil war level of public capital stock. Improving the business climate is one of the keys to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011243849
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Cape Verde; Statistical Appendix
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2006
The report provides the IMF's projections and estimates of Cape Verde on selected economic and financial indicators, 2001–05; social and demographic indicators, 2001–04; consumer prices; gross domestic product sources and uses of resources; gross domestic product by industry at current...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244151
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Côte d'Ivoire: Enhanced Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative; Completion Point Document and Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative; Press Release
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2012
In April 2009, the Boards of Executive Directors of the International Development Association (IDA) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) agreed that Côte d’Ivoire had met the requirements for reaching the decision point under the Enhanced Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC)...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244164
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Albania; 2010 Article IV Consultation: Staff Report; Staff Statement; Public Information on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for Albania
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2010
Albania enjoyed strong growth with comparatively benign external vulnerabilities before the crisis. Monetary policy provided timely support, and the exchange rate functioned as a shock absorber. However, policy buffers are now exhausted and must be rebuilt. Fiscal tightening has to be quickly...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244179