Burundi: Request for Disbursement Under the Rapid Credit Facility-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Burundi
IMF Staff Country Reports, November 12, 2021
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Bibliographic details
- Published: November 12, 2021
- Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781557755476.002
Summary and context
- Burundi is described as a fragile state with a history of political tensions and weak institutions.
- The 2015 political crisis, stemming from the late President Nkurunziza’s decision to run for a third term, triggered an economic recession.
- Before the Covid-19 pandemic, Burundi was recovering from that recession.
- Real GDP growth was positive, at 1.8 percent in 2019, but difficult policy challenges persisted.
- Publication date: November 12, 2021.
Major themes and subjects covered
- COVID-19
- Debt sustainability analysis
- External debt
- Health
- Imports
- International organization
- International trade
- Monetary policy
- Public debt
Keywords and focal areas
- Africa
- article IV consultation report
- audit mechanism
- COVID-19
- Debt sustainability analysis
- financing gap
- Global
- Imports
- pandemic response
- response plan
- SDR equivalent
- Sub-Saharan Africa
Content in this bundle
- Executive Summary