Burundi: Third Review Under the Extended Credit Facility Arrangement and Request for Modification of Performance Criteria—Staff Report; Press Release on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for Burundi

Publication Date:

September 18, 2013

Electronic Access:

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Summary:

This paper analyzes Burundi’s Third Review Under the Extended Credit Facility Arrangement and Request for Modification of Performance Criteria. Policy discussions in the program focus on measures to strengthen fiscal performance, which have been reflected in a revised 2013 budget, bolstering public financial and debt management. The report highlights that the macroeconomic outlook remains difficult, compounded by downside risks related to uncertainties in the external economic environment. Also, the need to preserve debt sustainability continues to anchor medium-term fiscal policy.

Series:

Country Report No. 2013/288

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Notes:

Also available in French

English

Publication Date:

September 18, 2013

ISBN/ISSN:

9781616354947/1934-7685

Stock No:

1BDIEA2013002

Pages:

74

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