Burkina Faso: Selected Issues and Statistical Appendix

September 30, 2005

Summary

This Selected Issues and Statistical Appendix paper on Burkina Faso reviews background information and analytical support for key policy issues. This paper extends the results from the debt sustainability analysis for Burkina Faso and develops two alternative debt ratios that are suitable for assessing the impact of discount rate changes on the debt burden of the country. To better understand the implications of discount rate changes on the debt situation, the set of available debt ratios by developing two new measures of debt burden were extended.

Subject: Agricultural commodities, Commodities, Corruption, Crime, Discount rates, Export earnings, Exports, Financial services, International trade

Keywords: Africa, Agricultural commodities, Asia and Pacific, authorities' strategy, Corruption, CR, Discount rates, Export earnings, Exports, General State inspectorate, government activity, government's framework, ISCR, NPV of debt, state

Pages:
97
Volume:
2005
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451803860.002
Issue:
358
Series:
Country Report No. 2005/358
Stock No:
1BFAEA2005007
ISBN:
9781451803860
ISSN:
1934-7685

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