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Reflections on Quantitative Fiscal Conditionality in African PRGF-Supported Programs

By Daria V Zakharova, Annalisa Fedelino

May 1, 2006

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Daria V Zakharova, and Annalisa Fedelino. Reflections on Quantitative Fiscal Conditionality in African PRGF-Supported Programs, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2006) accessed October 4, 2024
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Summary

We survey quantitative fiscal conditionality in selected sub-Saharan African PRGFsupported programs, and assess the conditionality against some possible benchmarks and best practices. While noting many caveats, the paper suggests some possible scope for further attuning of this conditionality to countries' specific macro-fiscal situations. The paper also offers some suggestions on how quantitative fiscal conditionality might be further enhanced.

Subject: External debt, Fiscal conditionality, Fiscal stance, Inflation, Public debt

Keywords: Debt, Financing, GDP, Performance criterion, WP

Publication Details

  • Pages:

    27

  • Volume:

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  • DOI:

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  • Issue:

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  • Series:

    Working Paper No. 2006/118

  • Stock No:

    WPIEA2006118

  • ISBN:

    9781451863789

  • ISSN:

    1018-5941