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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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5.9
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4.6
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Consumer Prices
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8.6
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8.2
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Source: World Economic Outlook (October 2009)
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Malawi and the IMF
Updated November 11, 2009
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The last Article IV Executive Board Consultation was on March 14, 2007. Listed below are items related to Malawi, in reverse chronological order (you can also view items by category).
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| July 22, 2002 -- Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper Joint Staff Assessment
Evaluates the strengths and weaknesses of a country's poverty reduction objectives and strategies, and in it the staffs of the IMF and World Bank make recommendations about whether the PRSP or IPRSP provides a sound basis for concessional assistance from the Bank and Fund, as well as for debt relief under the Enhanced Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) Debt Initiative. PDF File Size: 121Kb
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| July 19, 2002 -- Malawi -- Letter of Intent, Memorandum of Economic Policies, and Technical Memorandum of Understanding, July 19, 2002
This Letter of Intent of the government of Malawi describes the policies that Malawi intends to implement in the context of its request for financial support from the IMF.
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| July 15, 2002 -- Malawi -- The Food Crises, the Strategic Grain Reserve, and the IMF
Adverse weather has contributed to recent crop failures and food shortages in a number of countries in southern Africa, including Malawi. But the causes of food shortages in Malawi are complex, also including lapses in the government's early warning systems, distortions in domestic markets, and mismanagement of food reserves. This factsheet describes these factors and the role played by the IMF, which has been misrepresented in a number of media reports.
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| May 14, 2002 -- Malawi -- 2002 Article IV Consultation, Concluding Statement of the IMF Mission
Describes the preliminary findings of IMF staff at the conclusion of certain missions (official staff visits, in most cases to member countries). Missions are undertaken as part of regular (usually annual) consultations under Article IV of the IMF's Articles of Agreement, in the context of a request to use IMF resources (borrow from the IMF), as part of discussions of staff monitored programs, and as part of other staff reviews of economic developments.
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| April 30, 2002 -- Malawi - Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) -- Table of Contents, April 2002
Describes the country's macroeconomic, structural, and social policies in support of growth and poverty reduction, as well as associated external financing needs and major sources of financing.
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| February 01, 2002 -- The Economic Consequences of HIV/AIDS in Southern Africa
Author/Editor: Haacker, Markus
Series: Working Paper No. 02/38
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| January 01, 2002 -- Financial Reforms and Interest Rate Spreads in the Commercial Banking System in Malawi
Author/Editor: Mlachila, Montfort | Chirwa, Ephraim W.
Series: Working Paper No. 02/6
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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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| October 01, 2001 -- Providing Health Care to HIV Patients in Southern Africa
Author/Editor: Haacker, Markus
Series: Policy Discussion Paper No. 01/3
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| February 20, 2001 -- Malawi: 2000 Article IV Consultation and Request for a Three-Year Arrangement Under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility--Staff Report; Staff Statement; Public Information Notice and Press Releases on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Authorities of Malawi
Series: Country Report No. 01/38
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| February 14, 2001 -- Malawi: Selected Issues and Statistical Appendix
Series: Country Report No. 01/32
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| January 23, 2001 -- Public Information Notice: IMF Concludes Article IV Consultation with Malawi
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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| December 28, 2000 -- News Brief: IMF Gives Final Approval of PRGF Loan for Malawi
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| December 21, 2000 -- Press Release: Malawi to Receive US$1 Billion in Debt Service Relief: The IMF and World Bank Support Debt Relief for Malawi Under the Enhanced HIPC Initiative
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| December 21, 2000 -- Press Release: IMF Approves In Principle US$58 Million PRGF Loan for Malawi
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| December 08, 2000 -- Malawi Letter of Intent, Memorandum of Economic Policies, and Technical Memorandum of Understanding, December 8, 2000
This Letter of Intent of the government of Malawi describes the policies that Malawi intends to implement in the context of its request for financial support from the IMF.
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| December 07, 2000 -- HIPC Decision Point Document for the Enhanced Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative
Makes recommendations for decisions by the Executive Boards of the IMF and World Bank regarding: eligibility, timing of decision point under the Initiative, assistance required to reach the sustainability targets, and the agreed policy measures which when implemented would trigger the completion point. PDF File Size: 1067Kb
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| August 30, 2000 -- The Republic of Malawi -- Interim Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper -- A road Map
Summarizes the current knowledge and analysis of a country's poverty situation, describes the existing poverty reduction strategy, and lays out the process for producing a fully developed PRSP in a participatory fashion.
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| August 24, 2000 -- Press Release: IMF Executive Board Grants Waiver On Noncomplying Disbursement to Malawi
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| July 19, 2000 -- HIPC Preliminary Document on the Enhanced Initiative for Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC)
Provides a preliminary assessment of a country's eligibility for assistance under the HIPC Initiative, based on a Debt Sustainability Analysis, the track record of policy performance, and progress with developing a poverty reduction strategy. PDF File Size: 641Kb
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