Nicaragua: Staff Report for the 2001 Article IV Consultation and the Staff-Monitored Program (SMP) for July-December 2001
IMF Staff Country Reports, October 2, 2001
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- Published: October 2, 2001
- Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451829174.002
Summary findings
- Nicaragua showed weak economic performance owing to trade shocks, a decline in investment, and slippages in the fiscal and monetary areas, under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility Arrangement.
- Executive Directors noted that an effective implementation of the fiscal program under the Staff Monitored Program (SMP), together with the envisaged privatization and structural reforms, is crucial for maintaining macroeconomic stability.
- Executive Directors welcomed the steps to deepen trade liberalization, improve liquidity management, and strengthen the banking system.
Major themes and analysis
- Macroeconomic performance
- Weak economic performance attributed to trade shocks and a decline in investment.
- Fiscal and monetary slippages identified as contributors to underperformance under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility Arrangement.
- Structural reform priorities
- Envisaged privatization and structural reforms highlighted as crucial complements to fiscal program implementation for macroeconomic stability.
- Deepening trade liberalization identified as a positive step.
- Financial sector and liquidity management
- Improvements in liquidity management and measures to strengthen the banking system were welcomed.
Policy recommendations and program emphasis
- Implement effectively the fiscal program under the Staff Monitored Program (SMP) for July-December 2001.
- Advance envisaged privatization and structural reforms to support macroeconomic stability.
- Deepen trade liberalization.
- Improve liquidity management.
- Strengthen the banking system.
Subject coverage and keywords (as listed)
- Subject: Banking, Debt service, Economic sectors, Expenditure, External debt, Financial institutions, Loans, National accounts, Poverty reduction strategy, Public sector, Public sector savings
- Keywords: Central America, central bank financing to the government, coffee grower, CR, Debt service, deficit, emergency assistance from the World Food Program, GDP, government, government deposit, ISCR, Loans, Nicaraguan authorities, privatization of the electricity, Public sector, Public sector savings, Staff-Monitored Program