## Guinea-Bissau: 2010 Article IV Consultation and Request for a Three-Year Arrangement Under the Extended Credit Facility and for Additional Interim Assistance Under the Enhanced Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative

_IMF Staff Country Reports, May 14, 2010_

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## Bibliographic details
- Published: May 14, 2010
- Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781455203246.002

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### Macroeconomic performance and program context
- Program supported by Emergency Post-Conflict Assistance.
- In 2009, Guinea-Bissau made progress in stabilizing its economy through the Emergency Post-Conflict Assistance-supported program.
- Real GDP growth reached 3 percent in 2009.
- Growth drivers cited:
  - A favorable cashew harvest.
  - A pickup in construction activity.

### Main risks and vulnerabilities
- Identified key risks:
  - Political instability.
  - Vulnerability to external shocks.
  - Possibility of inadequate donor support.

### Policy implications and requests
- The publication discusses a request for a Three-Year Arrangement under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF).
- The publication discusses a request for additional interim assistance under the Enhanced Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) Initiative.

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