Côte d’Ivoire: Request for a Three-Year Arrangement Under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility: Staff Report; Press Release on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for Côte d’Ivoire
IMF Staff Country Reports, April 27, 2009
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Bibliographic details
- Published: April 27, 2009
- Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451807929.002
Executive summary and macroeconomic assessment
- Côte d’Ivoire is making progress toward reunification, peace, and elections.
- The economy has been resilient to the global downturn.
- There are indications of a slowdown in certain economic activities, specifically:
- mining investment
- nontraditional exports
Fiscal management and public finance measures
- Authorities took remedial measures to partly offset extrabudgetary spending.
- Safeguards were put in place against extrabudgetary spending.
- Measures aim to ensure full transparency of:
- investment spending
- oil revenue
Program request and institutional context
- Request: Three-Year Arrangement Under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PRGF).
- Program framing emphasizes a return to a path of stability, growth, and poverty reduction in the context of West Africa.
Key subject areas covered
- Agricultural commodities
- Arrears
- Banking
- Budget execution and treasury management
- Budget planning and preparation
- Commodities
- Expenditure
- External debt
- Public financial management (PFM)
Content in this bundle
- _cr09133
- _cr09133f — Synthèse des principaux indicateurs économiques et notes du programme FRPC