IMF Staff Country Reports

Republic of Congo: Selected Issues and Statistical Appendix

August 2, 2004

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International Monetary Fund. "Republic of Congo: Selected Issues and Statistical Appendix", IMF Staff Country Reports 2004, 231 (2004), accessed 12/14/2025, https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451808520.002

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Summary

This Selected Issues and Statistical Appendix paper outlines the recent developments in the political and security situation in Congo. It reviews economic performance during 1970–2003, including in the context of IMF-supported programs. The paper also reviews recent developments in public finance management, and examines the constraints on growth and poverty reduction. The sources of economic growth during 1970–2003 are analyzed. The paper also discusses the feasibility of an oil fiscal rule, and notes some key lessons and challenges for the Congo.

Subject: Budget planning and preparation, Commodities, Education, Expenditure, Government debt management, Oil, Oil prices, Prices, Public expenditure review, Public financial management (PFM)

Keywords: Budget planning and preparation, cease-fire agreement, CR, government, government post, growth-accounting framework, ISCR, Oil, Oil prices, oil sector, Public expenditure review, section VII, sector, Sub-Saharan Africa

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