IMF Staff Country Reports

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

Author/Editor:

International Monetary Fund

Publication Date:

August 13, 2008

Electronic Access:

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Summary:

This 2008 Article IV Consultation highlights that Burundi is emerging slowly from more than a decade of civil conflict. GDP per capita is about US$139, and only 18 percent of the population is food secure. Economic growth slowed down while inflation increased in 2007. External developments were dominated by a decline in exports and a sharp rise in grants. Executive Directors have commended the authorities for the progress they have made in implementing Burundi’s first Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility-supported program in a difficult post-conflict environment.

Series:

Country Report No. 08/282

Subject:

Announcements Article IV consultations Debt sustainability Economic indicators Economic reforms Exchange rate policy Financial risk Financial sector Financial stability Fiscal policy Governance Heavily indebted poor countries Monetary policy Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility Public information

Notes:

Also available in French