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  "title": "Senegal: 2002 Article IV Consultation and Requests for a Three-Year Arrangement Under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility and for Additional Interim Assistance Under the Enhanced Initiative for Heavily Indebted Poor Countries",
  "publication": "IMF Staff Country Reports, June 19, 2003",
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  "summary": "This paper examines Senegal’s 2002 Article IV Consultation and Requests for a Three-Year Arrangement Under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PRGF) and for Additional Interim Assistance Under the Enhanced Initiative for Heavily Indebted Poor Countries.",
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      "heading": "Overview",
      "content": "- The paper examines Senegal’s 2002 Article IV Consultation and requests for:\n  - a Three-Year Arrangement Under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PRGF), and\n  - Additional Interim Assistance Under the Enhanced Initiative for Heavily Indebted Poor Countries.\n- Overall assessment: economic developments in 2002 were mixed."
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    {
      "heading": "Economic developments (2002)",
      "content": "- Real GDP growth decelerated to 2.4 percent in 2002.\n- The deceleration was attributed to a sharp weather-related drop in agricultural output."
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    {
      "heading": "IMF analysis and policy support",
      "content": "- IMF staff supports the government’s reform strategies in the following sectors:\n  - electricity sector,\n  - groundnut sector.\n- IMF staff also supports ongoing reforms in:\n  - the postal system,\n  - public pension systems,\n  - private pension systems."
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      "heading": "Thematic coverage and focus areas",
      "content": "- Primary subject areas include: Expenditure, Poverty, Poverty reduction, Poverty reduction strategy, Public financial management (PFM), Revenue administration.\n- Key policy themes and keywords emphasized: arrears clearance, government, Poverty reduction, Poverty reduction strategy, PRGF arrangement, PRGF loan, PRGF-supported program, reform agenda, revenue collection, West Africa.\n\nInternational Monetary Fund. \"Senegal: 2002 Article IV Consultation and Requests for a Three-Year Arrangement Under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility and for Additional Interim Assistance Under the Enhanced Initiative for Heavily Indebted Poor Countries\", IMF Staff Country Reports 2003, 167 (2003).\n\n---\n\n Content in this bundle\n\n- cr03167\n  - cr03167 (Markdown version){rel=\"alternate\" type=\"text/markdown\"}\n  - cr03167 (PDF){rel=\"external\" type=\"application/pdf\"}"
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    "Published: June 19, 2003",
    "Series: IMF Staff Country Reports",
    "DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451833881.002",
    "The paper examines Senegal’s 2002 Article IV Consultation and requests for:",
    "Overall assessment: economic developments in 2002 were mixed.",
    "Real GDP growth decelerated to 2.4 percent in 2002.",
    "The deceleration was attributed to a sharp weather-related drop in agricultural output.",
    "IMF staff supports the government’s reform strategies in the following sectors:",
    "IMF staff also supports ongoing reforms in:",
    "Primary subject areas include: Expenditure, Poverty, Poverty reduction, Poverty reduction strategy, Public financial management (PFM), Revenue administration.",
    "Key policy themes and keywords emphasized: arrears clearance, government, Poverty reduction, Poverty reduction strategy, PRGF arrangement, PRGF loan, PRGF-supported program, reform agenda, revenue collection, West Africa.",
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