Equatorial Guinea: Staff Report for the 2003 Article IV Consultation
IMF Staff Country Reports, December 9, 2003
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- Published: December 9, 2003
- Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451815924.002
Executive summary and context
- Discussions for the 2003 Article IV Consultation were conducted in Malabo and Bata.
- Executive Directors expressed concern about the continued weakness in economic policy performance, macroeconomic management, and governance.
- The authorities agreed that Equatorial Guinea's medium-term economic outlook was favorable, provided that sound economic management was put in place and maintained.
- The macroeconomic stability needed to be complemented by a number of structural reforms to foster non-oil growth.
- The recently established government-owned oil company (GEPETROL) has initiated some operations.
Macroeconomic performance and outlook
- Continued weakness in economic policy performance and macroeconomic management noted by Executive Directors.
- Medium-term outlook assessed as favorable conditional on implementation and maintenance of sound economic management.
- Macroeconomic stability identified as necessary but not sufficient; structural reforms required to translate stability into sustained non-oil growth.
Structural reforms and non-oil growth
- Structural reforms emphasized as essential to foster non-oil growth.
- Reform areas implicitly linked to governance and macroeconomic management weaknesses identified by Executive Directors.
Oil sector developments
- GEPETROL (government-owned oil company) recently established and has initiated some operations.
- Oil sector developments central to the medium-term outlook but accompanied by governance and management concerns.