Gabon: Staff Report for the 2001 Article IV Consultation
IMF Staff Country Reports, May 3, 2002
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- Gabon: Staff Report for the 2001 Article IV Consultation
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Bibliographic details
- Published: May 3, 2002
- Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451813906.002
Executive summary and program context
- Fiscal and structural reform efforts in Gabon continued during 2001 under the government’s program supported by an 18-month Stand-by Arrangement, approved on October 23, 2000.
- Publication date: May 3, 2002.
- Series and identifiers:
- Pages: 82
- Volume: 2002
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451813906.002
- Issue: 095
- Series: Country Report No. 2002/095
- Stock No: 1GABEA0022002
- ISBN: 9781451813906
- ISSN: 1934-7685
Economic performance and sectoral contributions
- Non-oil economic activity:
- Rose by 4 percent in 2001.
- Followed a severe contraction in 1999 and a moderate recovery in 2000.
- Main sectors contributing to growth:
- Services
- Agriculture
- Wood processing
Private sector and public debt dynamics
- Private investment picked up as confidence strengthened further.
- Improvement in investor confidence was helped by substantial repayments of government domestic debt.
Subject areas and keywords (as provided)
- Subject: Expenditure, External debt, Public debt, Taxes
- Keywords: Africa, Arrears, authority, consumer price inflation, corruption law, CR, gas and mining taxes, government indebtedness, government use, ISCR, Oil, payments arrears, petroleum audit, staff appraisal, Sub-Saharan Africa
Source: Gabon: Staff Report for the 2001 Article IV Consultation (May 3, 2002), IMF; DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451813906.002