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Projected % Change
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2009
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2010
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Real GDP
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3.2
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3.6
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Consumer Prices
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12.9
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8.3
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Source: World Economic Outlook (October 2009)
Please refer to more recent PIN/Staff reports on this country for possible revisions.
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Burundi and the IMF
Updated November 16, 2009
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The last Article IV Executive Board Consultation was on July 07, 2008. Listed below are items related to Burundi, in reverse chronological order (you can also view items by category).
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 | November 16, 2009 -- Burundi--Consultative Group Meeting
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 | August 03, 2009 -- Burundi: Second Review Under the Three-Year Arrangement Under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility and Request for Modification of Performance Criteria - Staff Report; Press Release on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for Burundi
Series: Country Report No. 09/242
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 | July 13, 2009 -- Press Release: IMF Completes Second Review under PRGF Arrangement with Burundi and Approves US$10.2 Million Disbursement
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 | June 26, 2009 -- Burundi -- Letter of Intent, Memorandum of Economic and Financial Policies, and Technical Memorandum of Understanding, June 26, 2009
PDF File Size: 423Kb
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 | April 25, 2009 -- IMFC Statement by H.E. Tito Mboweni, Governor, South African Reserve Bank, South Africa
On behalf of: Angola, Burundi, Botswana, The State of Eritrea, The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, The Gambia, Kenya, Liberia, Lesotho, Republic of Mozambique, Malawi, Namibia, Nigeria, Sudan, Sierra Leone, Kingdom of Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, South Africa, Zambia. PDF File Size: 337Kb
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 | March 11, 2009 -- Burundi: First Review Under the Three-Year Arrangement Under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility - Staff Report; Press Release on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for Burundi
Series: Country Report No. 09/93 Notes: Full text also available in French.
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 | March 10, 2009 -- Burundi - Enhanced Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative - Completion Point Document and Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative
Series: Country Report No. 09/84 Notes: Also available in French
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 | March 10, 2009 -- Burundi: Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper - Annual Progress Report
Series: Country Report No. 09/90 Notes: Also available in French
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 | March 10, 2009 -- Burundi: Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper - Annual Progress Report - Joint Staff Advisory Note
Series: Country Report No. 09/91 Notes: Also available in French
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 | February 05, 2009 -- IMF Survey: Burundi's Debt Relief Savings to Go to Food, Health, Schools
The IMF and World Bank's cancellation of more than 90 percent of Burundi's debt, worth about $1.4 billion, may save the African country up to $50 million a year over the next 10 years to spend on agriculture, health, and education.
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 | January 29, 2009 -- Press Release: IMF and World Bank Support Burundi's Completion Point under the Enhanced HIPC Initiative and Approve Debt Relief under the Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative
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 | January 28, 2009 -- Press Release: IMF Completes First Review under PRGF Arrangement with Burundi and Approves US$9.9 Million Disbursement
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 | January 08, 2009 -- Burundi -- Letter of Intent, Memorandum of Economic and Financial Policies, and Technical Memorandum of Understanding, January 08, 2009
PDF File Size: 352Kb
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 | January 01, 2009 -- How Can Burundi Raise Its Growth Rate?The Impact of Civil Conflicts and State Intervention on Burundi's Growth Performance
Author/Editor: Basdevant, Olivier Series: Working Paper No. 09/11
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 | November 13, 2008 -- Press Release: Statement by an IMF Mission to Burundi
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 | November 11, 2008 -- Press Release: Visit by Antoinette Sayeh, Director of the IMF's African Department, to Burundi
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 | October 11, 2008 -- IMFC Statement by the Honorable Tito Mboweni, Governor, South African Reserve Bank
On behalf of: Angola, Burundi, Botswana, The State of Eritrea, The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, The Gambia, Kenya, Liberia, Lesotho, Republic of Mozambique, Malawi, Namibia, Nigeria, Sudan, Sierra Leone, Kingdom of Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, South Africa, Zambia. PDF File Size: 278Kb
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 | September 11, 2008 -- Burundi: Selected Issues
Series: Country Report No. 08/292
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 | August 13, 2008 -- Burundi: 2008 Article IV Consultation and Request for Three-Year Arrangement Under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility - Staff Report; Public Information Notice and Press Release on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for Burundi
Series: Country Report No. 08/282 Notes: Also available in French
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 | July 25, 2008 -- Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Concludes 2008 Article IV Consultation with Burundi
Each Public Information Notice contains a background section, a table of selected economic indicators, and an Executive Board assessment.
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 | July 07, 2008 -- Press Release: IMF Approves US$75.6 Million PRGF Arrangement for Burundi
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 | June 24, 2008 -- Burundi -- Letter of Intent, Memorandum of Economic and Financial Policies, and Technical Memorandum of Understanding, June 24, 2008
Also available in French PDF File Size: 262Kb
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 | June 10, 2008 -- Press Release: Statement at the Conclusion of an IMF Mission to Burundi
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 | April 12, 2008 -- IMFC Statement by the Honourable Tito Mboweni, Governor, South African Reserve Bank
On behalf of: Burundi, Botswana, The State of Eritrea, The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, The Gambia, Kenya, Liberia, Lesotho, Republic of Mozambique, Malawi, Namibia, Nigeria, Sudan, Sierra Leone, Kingdom of Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, South Africa, Zambia. PDF File Size: 188Kb
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 | January 23, 2008 -- Burundi: Sixth Review Under the Arrangement Under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility and Request for Waiver of Performance Criteria - Staff Report; Staff Supplement; Staff Statement; Press Release on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for Burundi
Series: Country Report No. 08/27 Notes: Also available on line in French
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 | January 16, 2008 -- Press Release: IMF Completes Sixth and Final Review Under the PRGF Arrangement with Burundi
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 | December 17, 2007 -- Burundi -- Letter of Intent, Memorandum of Economic and Financial Policies, Technical Memorandum of Understnading, December 17, 2007
PDF File Size: 335Kb
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 | October 20, 2007 -- IMFC Statement by Shamsuddeen Usman, Minister of Finance, Nigeria
On behalf of: Angola, Burundi, Botswana, The State of Eritrea, The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, The Gambia, Kenya, Lesotho, Republic of Mozambique, Malawi, Namibia, Nigeria, Sudan, Sierra Leone, Kingdom of Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, South Africa, Zambia. PDF File Size: 186Kb
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 | September 20, 2007 -- Press Release: IMF Executive Board Extends the Three-year Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility Arrangement for Burundi
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 | May 03, 2007 -- Press Release: Statement by IMF Deputy Managing Director Murilo Portugal at the Conclusion of his Visit to Burundi
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 | April 24, 2007 -- Press Release: IMF Deputy Managing Director Murilo Portugal to Visit Tanzania, Burundi, and Rwanda
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 | March 21, 2007 -- Burundi: Fifth Review Under the Arrangement Under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility and Request for Waiver of a Performance Criterion - Staff Report; Press Release on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for Burundi
Series: Country Report No. 07/113 Notes: Also available online in French
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 | March 19, 2007 -- Burundi: Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper - Joint Staff Advisory Note
Series: Country Report No. 07/109 Notes: Also Available online in French
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 | March 09, 2007 -- Press Release: IMF Executive Board Completes Fifth Review Under Burundi's Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility and Approves US$10.7 Million Disbursement
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 | February 21, 2007 -- Burundi -- Letter of Intent, Memorandum of Economic and Financial Policies, and Technical Memorandum of Understanding, February 21, 2007
PDF File Size: 315Kb
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 | February 06, 2007 -- Burundi: Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper
Series: Country Report No. 07/46 Notes: Also available online in French.
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 | October 30, 2006 -- IMF Survey:
Murilo Portugal, Agustin Carstens, Kyrgyz Republic, HIPC, central Asia, Indonesian debt, Saudi Arabian economy, Peter Kenen, European Central Bank, ECB, Danish economy, flexicurity,Burundi's economy, aid volatility, Indian and China, Doing Business. PDF File Size: 957Kb
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 | September 17, 2006 -- IMFC Statement by Hon. Nenadi E. Usman, Minister of Finance of Nigeria
On behalf of: Angola, Burundi, Botswana, The State of Eritrea, The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, The Gambia, Kenya, Liberia, Lesotho, Republic of Mozambique, Malawi, Namibia, Nigeria, Sudan, Sierra Leone, Kingdom of Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe. PDF File Size: 271Kb
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 | August 21, 2006 -- Burundi: 2006 Article IV Consultation, Third and Fourth Reviews Under the Three-Year Arrangement Under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility, Request for Waiver of Performance Criteria, Modification of a Performance Criterion, Extension of the Arrangement, and Additional Interim Assistance Under the Enhanced Initiative for Heavily Indebted Poor Countries - Staff Report; Staff Statement; Public Information Notice and Press Release on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for Burundi
Series: Country Report No. 06/311 Notes: Also available online in French.
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 | August 18, 2006 -- Burundi: Selected Issues and Statistical Appendix
Series: Country Report No. 06/307 Notes: Also available online in French
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 | July 25, 2006 -- Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Concludes 2006 Article IV Consultation with Burundi
Each Public Information Notice contains a background section, a table of selected economic indicators, and an Executive Board assessment.
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 | July 14, 2006 -- Press Release: IMF Executive Board Completes Third and Fourth Reviews Under Burundi's PRGF Arrangement and Approves US$21.1 Disbursement
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 | June 26, 2006 -- Burundi -- Letter of Intent, Memorandum of Economic and Financial Policies, and Technical Memorandum of Undrstanding, June 26, 2006
PDF File Size: 373Kb
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 | September 13, 2005 -- Burundi: Enhanced Initiative for Heavily Indebted Poor Countries - Decision Point Document
Series: Country Report No. 05/329 Notes: Also available online in French.
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 | September 08, 2005 -- Burundi: Second Review Under the Three-Year Arrangement Under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility - Staff Report; Staff Statement; Press Release on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for Burundi
Series: Country Report No. 05/322 Notes: Also available online in French.
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 | September 08, 2005 -- Burundi: Joint Staff Advisory Note of Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper Preparation Status Report
Series: Country Report No. 05/324 Notes: Also available online in French.
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 | September 08, 2005 -- Burundi: Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper - Preparation Status Report
Series: Country Report No. 05/325
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 | August 05, 2005 -- IMF and World Bank Support US$1.5 Billion in Debt Service Relief For Burundi
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 | July 29, 2005 -- Press Release: IMF Executive Board Completes Second Review Under Burundi's PRGF Arrangement, Approves US$10.4 Million Disbursement and Agrees in Principle on Burundi Reaching its Decision Point Under the Enhanced HIPC Initiative
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 | June 30, 2005 -- Burundi -- Letter of Intent, Memorandum of Economic and Financial Policies, and Technical Memorandum of Understanding, June 30, 2005
PDF File Size: 262Kb
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 | February 17, 2005 -- Burundi: First Review Under the Three-Year Arrangement Under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility and Request for Waiver of Performance Criteria -- Staff Report; Staff Statement; Press Release on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for Burundi
Series: Country Report No. 05/55 Notes: Also available online in French.
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 | January 19, 2005 -- Press Release: IMF Completes First Review Under Burundi's PRGF Arrangement and Approves US$10.9 Million Disbursement
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 | December 20, 2004 -- Burundi -- Letter of Intent, Memorandum of Economic and Financial Policies, and Technical Memorandum of Understanding, December 20, 2004
This Letter of Intent of the government of Burundi describes the policies that Burundi intends to implement in the context of its request for financial support from the IMF.
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 | April 24, 2004 -- IMFC Statement by Mr. Tito Mboweni, Governor of the South African Reserve Bank
On behalf of: Angola, Burundi, Botswana, The State of Eritrea, The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, The Gambia, Kenya, Liberia, Lesotho, Republic of Mozambique, Malawi, Namibia, Nigeria, Sudan, Sierra Leone, Kingdom of Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe. PDF File Size: 606Kb
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 | February 20, 2004 -- Burundi: 2003 Article IV Consultation and Request for Three-Year Arrangement Under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility--Staff Report; Staff Statement; Public Information Notice and Press Release News Brief on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for Burundi
Series: Country Report No. 04/41
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 | February 17, 2004 -- Burundi--Selected Issues and Statistical Appendix
Series: Country Report No. 04/38
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 | February 12, 2004 -- Burundi: Joint Staff Assessment of the Interim Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper
Series: Country Report No. 04/36
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 | February 10, 2004 -- Public Information Notice: IMF Concludes 2003 Article IV Consultation with Burundi
Each Public Information Notice contains a background section, a table of selected economic indicators, and an Executive Board assessment.
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 | January 23, 2004 -- Press Release: IMF Approves a Three-Year US$104 Million Arrangement Under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility for Burundi
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 | January 15, 2004 -- Burundi: Interim Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper Report
Series: Country Report No. 04/14
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 | December 31, 2003 -- Burundi -- Letter of Intent, Memorandum of Economic and Financial Policies, and Technical Memorandum of Understanding, December 31, 2003
This Letter of Intent of the government of Burundi describes the policies that Burundi intends to implement in the context of its request for financial support from the IMF.
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 | September 21, 2003 -- Statement by Mr. Jose Pedro de Morais Junior Minister of Finance of Angola, Given on the Occasion of the International Monetary and Financial Committee (IMFC) Meeting, September 21, 2003
Representing Africa Group I Constituency comprising the following countries: Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Ethiopia, Eritrea, The Gambia, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe
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 | May 21, 2003 -- Burundi: Use of Fund Resources--Request for Post-Conflict Emergency Assistance-Staff Report; and Press Release on the Executive Board Discussion
Series: Country Report No. 03/135
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 | May 05, 2003 -- Press Release: IMF Approves US$13 Million in Post-Conflict Emergency Assistance for Burundi
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 | April 11, 2003 -- Burundi -- Letter of Intent, Memorandum of Economic and Financial Policies, and Technical Memorandum of Understanding, April 11, 2003
This Letter of Intent of the government of Burundi describes the policies that Burundi intends to implement in the context of its request for financial support from the IMF.
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 | November 06, 2002 -- Burundi: 2002 Article IV Consultation and Use of Fund Resources-- Request for Post-Conflict Emergency Assistance-- Staff Report; Staff Statement; Public Information Notice and Press Release on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for Burundi
Series: Country Report No. 02/242
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 | November 04, 2002 -- Burundi: Statistical Annex
Series: Country Report No. 02/241
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 | October 30, 2002 -- Public Information Notice: IMF Concludes 2002 Article IV Consultation with Burundi
Each Public Information Notice contains a background section, a table of selected economic indicators, and an Executive Board assessment.
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 | October 09, 2002 -- Press Release: IMF Approves US$13 Million in Emergency Post-Conflict Assistance for Burundi
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 | September 28, 2002 -- Statement by Mr. Julio Marcelino Bessa, Minister of Finance of Angola, Representing Africa Group I Constituency comprising the following countries: Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Ethiopia, Eritrea, The Gambia, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, IMFC Meeting of the IMF Board of Governors, September 27, 2002
The International Monetary and Financial Committee statement on behalf of the following countries: Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Ethiopia, Eritrea, The Gambia, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe
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 | September 19, 2002 -- Burundi -- Letter of Intent, Memorandum of Economic and Financial Policies, Technical Memorandum of Understanding, September 19, 2002
This Letter of Intent of the government of Burundi describes the policies that Burundi intends to implement in the context of its request for financial support from the IMF.
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 | May 27, 2002 -- Speech on Governance by Mr. Abdoulaye Bio-Tchané, Director, African Department, IMF
Given at the AfDB Symposium on New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD), Addis Ababa
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 | November 17, 2001 -- Statement by Ms. Linah K. Mohohlo, Governor of the Bank of Botswana, at the International Monetary and Financial Committee, Ottawa, November 17, 2001
The International Monetary and Financial Committee statement on behalf of Angola, Botswana, Burundi, The Gambia, Kenya, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe
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 | September 03, 2001 -- Burundi--Staff-Monitored Program--Letter of Intent, Memorandum of Economic and Financial Policies, and Technical Memorandum of Understanding, September 3, 2001
This memorandum describes the policies that Burundi is implementing in the framework of a staff-monitored program.
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 | May 11, 2000 -- Burundi: Statistical Annex
Series: IMF Staff Country Report No. 00/58
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 | April 16, 2000 -- Statement by Mr. Trevor A. Manuel, Minister of South Africa, International Monetary and Financial Committee, April 16, 2000
The International Monetary and Financial Committee member for the constituency consisting of Angola, Botswana, Burundi, The Gambia, Kenya, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe
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 | April 07, 2000 -- Public Information Notice: IMF Concludes Article IV Consultation with Burundi
Public Information Notices (PINs) form part of the IMF's efforts to promote transparency of the IMF's views and analysis of economic developments and policies.
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 | September 29, 1999 -- Statement by the Hon. Tantely Andrianarivo, Governor of the IMF for Madagascar, on behalf of the African Governors, at the Joint Annual Discussion
PDF File Size: 14Kb
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 | July 14, 1999 -- The Cross-Border Initiative in Eastern and Southern Africa
The Initiative comprises a common policy framework aims to facilitate cross-border economic activity by eliminating barriers to the flow of goods, services, labor, and capital, and to help integrate markets by coordinating reform programs in several key structural areas, supported by appropriate macroeconomic policies.
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 | March 01, 1999 -- Burundi- Statistical Annex
Series: IMF Staff Country Report No. 99/08
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 | January 28, 1999 -- Public Information Notice: IMF Concludes Article IV Consultation with Burundi
Public Information Notices (PINs) form part of the IMF's efforts to promote transparency of the IMF's views and analysis of economic developments and policies.
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 | October 01, 1998 -- Purchasing Power Parities in Five East African Countries - Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda
Author/Editor: Krichene, Noureddine Series: Working Paper No. 98/148
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 | December 15, 1997 -- Burundi--Recent Economic Developments
Series: IMF Staff Country Report No. 97/114
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 | June 18, 1996 -- Burundi - Financial Statistics
Series: IMF Staff Country Report No. 96/43 Notes: This report was prepared by a staff team of the International Monetary Fund as background documentation for the periodic consultation with this member country. In releasing this document for public use, confidential material may have been removed at the request of the member.
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 | February 01, 1995 -- Regional Integration in Eastern and Southern Africa: The Cross-Border Initiative and its Fiscal Implications
Author/Editor: Bakoup, Ferdinand | Bessaha, Abdelrahmi | Errico, Luca Series: Working Paper No. 95/23
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