This article analyzes the Department of Justice's civil asset forfeiture case against US-based assets owned by Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue, Equatorial Guinea's Second Vice President, as part of its fight against kleptocracy. This case was the first forfeiture action the US government brought...

The Country Opinion Survey in Equatorial Guinea assists the World Bank Group (WBG)in gaining a better understanding of how stakeholders in Equatorial Guinea perceive the WBG. It provides the WBG with systematic feedback from national and local governments, multilateral/bilateral agencies, media,...

The Government of Equatorial Guinea (GoEG) requested financial, analytical, and technical support from the World Bank during the country's protracted economic recession. Given the prioritization of education in the country's national development plan, the World Bank agreed to undertake an...

This Selected Issues paper analyzes macrofinancial linkages in Equatorial Guinea. Insufficient fiscal consolidation in response to falling oil prices and production has translated into arrears accumulation, leading to a sharp deterioration in commercial banks' balance sheets. Although banks'...

This 2016 Article IV Consultation highlights that Equatorial Guinea's overall real GDP growth has been weak in recent years averaging -0.5 percent from 2010-14, largely owing to a trend decline of the dominant hydrocarbon sector. Economic performance deteriorated substantially in the wake of the...

On May 10, 2018, the IMF approved a Staff-Monitored Program (SMP) for Equatorial Guinea, covering the period January-July 2018. The SMP will help in building an adequate track record of performance for a potential IMF-supported program. The SMP aims to reduce further the fiscal deficit, increase...

In May 2018, the IMF's Management approved a 7-month Staff-Monitored Program (SMP), covering the period January 1-July 31, 2018. The main fiscal objectives of the SMP are to (i) reduce the budget deficit through non-hydrocarbon revenue mobilization and expenditure reduction while protecting...

This short country report, a result of a larger Information for Development Program (infoDev)-supported survey of the Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in education in Africa, provides a general overview of current activities and issues related to ICT use in education in the...