Cover -- CONTENTS -- GLOSSARY -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY -- INTRODUCTION -- FINANCIAL SECTOR STRUCTURE AND PERFORMANCE -- A. The Banking Sector and Financial Stability -- B. The Nonbanking Sector and Financial Stability -- RISKS AND RESILIENCE OF THE BANKING SECTOR -- A. Financial Sector...

KEY ISSUESEconomic context. Growth has been strong, inflation low, and fiscal buffers and international reserves adequate. However, poverty and unemployment remain high, despite large government spending financed from oil revenue. The business climate is among the most challenging and the...

This paper on Republic of Congo presents Second Review under the Three-Year Extended Credit Facility (ECF) Arrangement, Requests for Modification and Waivers of Nonobservance of Performance Criteria, and Financing Assurances Review. Strengthened economic recovery remains fragile amid high food...

This paper presents Republic of Congo's Third Review under the Three-Year Arrangement under the Extended Credit Facility, Requests for Modification of Performance Criteria, Waivers of Nonobservance of Performance Criteria, and Financing Assurances Review. Strengthened economic recovery remains...

This paper on Republic of Congo focuses on poverty reduction and growth strategy. The diagnostic analysis of the socio-economic situation shows that the Congo still faces many challenges. It is recommended to strengthen the quality, capacities, and efficiency of the system, and manage human...

Cover -- Contents -- I. Introduction -- II. Recent Developments and Outlook -- III. Policy Discussions -- A. Fiscal Policies -- B. Financial Sector -- C. Growth-Enhancing Policies -- IV. Access and Capacity to Repay the Fund -- V. Staff Appraisal -- Tables -- 1. Selected Economic and Social...

At the request of the Government of Liberia (GoL), the IMF Fiscal Affairs Department (FAD) led an external assessment of the central government's public financial management (PFM) systems based on the Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability (PEFA) methodology. The assessment was...

In recent years, the IMF has released a growing number of reports and other documents covering economic and financial developments and trends in member countries. Each report, prepared by a staff team after discussions with government officials, is published at the option of the member country

Context: Mali is emerging from the worst security and political crisis in its recent history.Progress in political normalization to date has been encouraging: a successfulpresidential election, formation of the new government and the legislative elections havedemonstrated Mali's commitment to...