EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Comoros is in the last year of a multi-year economic and structural adjustment program and has made significant progress in stabilizing the economy. Further progress has also been made on the structural front. The program has and continues to receive the support of a broad...

Rwanda has responded to lower aid by tightening policies and drawing on its foreign reserves to cushion the impact on the economy. Economic activity has been resilient despite lower aid inflows. The agreed framework for the FY2013/14 budget is in line with Policy Support Instrument (PSI)...

The Comorian authorities have made steady progress in fiscal consolidation, reinvigorated their structural reform agenda, and gathered strong public support for sound macroeconomic policies. Macroeconomic developments have been largely positive, mostly thanks to improved policies. External...

Comoros remains in debt distress, pending the achievement of the completion point under the Highly Indebted Poor Country (HIPC) Initiative. The outlook for 2012 is broadly consistent with expectations under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) arrangement. The IMF Executive Board has approved a...

Economic developments over the past two years have been challenging due mainly to adverse impacts of political uncertainty (constitutional referendum in mid-2018 and elections in early 2019) and Cyclone Kenneth (April 2019), notwithstanding the provision of Fund emergency financial support...

This paper presents Union of Comoros' request for a 4-year arrangement under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF). The ECF-supported program will help preserve Comoros' macroeconomic stability and implement the authorities' plans for fiscal consolidation, financial sector stabilization, and...

This paper presents Rwanda's First Reviews under the Policy Coordination Instrument and the Arrangement under the Resilience and Sustainability Facility, Request for the Modification of End-June 2023 Quantitative Targets, and Rephasing of Access under the Resilience and Sustainability Facility....

This paper discusses Union of The Comoros' Second Review under the Staff-Monitored Program (SMP). The implementation of the SMP, which supported the government's reform program during 2021-2022, was broadly satisfactory, with most quantitative targets and structural benchmarks being met on time....

This Selected Issues paper revisits Rwanda's options to create fiscal space to meet long-term development challenges. It examines strategies and options for a credible and comprehensive domestic revenue mobilization. The paper analyzes the driving factors of past reform successes and use an...