Rwanda: 2010 Article IV Consultation and First Review Under the Policy Support Instrument-Staff Report; Public Information Notice and Press Release on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for Rwanda.
IMF Staff Country Reports, January 14, 2011
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- Published: January 14, 2011
- Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781455213696.002
Program implementation and macroeconomic outcomes
- Satisfactory implementation of the economic program supported by the Policy Support Instrument helped Rwanda during the global economic downturn.
- The program underpinned an economic recovery by maintaining macroeconomic stability.
Policy focus of the program
- Maintain a sustainable fiscal position.
- Strengthen monetary and exchange rate policies.
- Support growth with structural reforms to:
- Diversify the export base.
- Improve the business environment.
Authorities’ commitments and policy stance
- The authorities are committed to assess the inflation to safeguard the gains made in macroeconomic stability that currently underpin the economic recovery.
Executive Directors’ conclusions
- Executive Directors emphasized the need to maintain macroeconomic stability to achieve sustainable growth.
Publication and document metadata
- Publication date: January 14, 2011
- Pages: 103
- Volume: 2011
- Issue: 019
- Series: Country Report No. 2011/019
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781455213696.002
- Stock No: 1RWAEA2011001
- ISBN: 9781455213696
- ISSN: 1934-7685
- Subject: Banking, Credit, Exchange rates, Expenditure, Foreign exchange, Monetary base, Money, Public financial management (PFM)
- Keywords: aid dependency, authority, CR, Credit, development program, Exchange rates, fiscal policy, Global, inflation outlook, ISCR, modification, modification of assessment criteria, Monetary base, Rwandan authorities, Sub-Saharan Africa
Summary based on the IMF staff report titled "Rwanda: 2010 Article IV Consultation and First Review Under the Policy Support Instrument-Staff Report; Public Information Notice and Press Release on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for Rwanda."