Guinea-Bissau: 2010 Article IV Consultation and Request for a Three-Year Arrangement Under the Extended Credit Facility and for Additional Interim Assistance Under the Enhanced Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative

Publication Date:

May 14, 2010

Electronic Access:

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Summary:

Guinea-Bissau’s 2010 Article IV Consultation and request for a Three-Year Arrangement under the Extended Credit Facility are discussed. Despite the difficult external environment and its political challenges, in 2009, Guinea-Bissau made progress in stabilizing its economy through the Emergency Post-Conflict Assistance-supported program. Real GDP growth reached 3 percent, driven by a favorable cashew harvest and a pickup in construction activity. The main risks relate to political instability, vulnerability to external shocks, and the possibility of inadequate donor support.

Series:

Country Report No. 2010/117

Subject:

Notes:

Also Available in Portuguese

Frequency:

Monthly

English

Publication Date:

May 14, 2010

ISBN/ISSN:

9781455203246/1934-7685

Stock No:

1GNBEA2010001

Pages:

114

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