Pre-pandemic, Bosnia and Herzegovina's (BiH) economy was growing, but at a pace below the more successful countries in Eastern Europe. The pandemic generated a substantial output contraction in 2020. Early in the pandemic, the authorities successfully implemented restrictions to prevent the...

This paper discusses Bosnia and Herzegovina's request for an Extended Arrangement Under the Extended Fund Facility. Growth in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 3.2 percent in 2015, despite fiscal consolidation as a result of financing constraints, and is expected to be about the same in 2016. The...

This Technical Assistance Report assesses the current government finance statistics compilation environment in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), particularly the classification of institutional units and debt data compilation based on the Government Finance Statistics Manual and European System of...

This Technical Assistance Report discusses the recommendations made by the IMF mission to assist the Central Bank of Bosnia Herzegovina (CBBH) in the compilation and dissemination of government finance statistics (GFS) in accordance with the guidelines of the Government Finance Statistics Manual...

This Technical Assistance Report discusses the recommendation made by the IMF mission to support the authorities of Bosnia and Herzegovina in improving government finance statistics (GFS) for decision making. The mission recommends that the authorities give consideration to the full list of...

This Technical Assistance Report discusses the recommendations made by the IMF mission to assist the statistical authorities of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) with setting up a register of public sector units and further enhancing the debt data based on the framework of the Government Finance...