## Guinea-Bissau: Ex Post Assessment of Performance Under Fund-Supported Programs, 1993-2003

_IMF Staff Country Reports, March 11, 2005_

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## Bibliographic details
- Published: March 11, 2005
- Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451815788.002

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### Overview
- Reviews Ex-Post Assessment of Performance Under IMF-Supported Programs for Guinea-Bissau.
- Describes developments under IMF-supported programs since 1993, when Guinea-Bissau embarked on a second round of stabilization and reform efforts.
- Summarizes lessons learned and challenges for the near future.
- Discusses possible future role of IMF in Guinea-Bissau.
- Context note: More than two-thirds of the population of approximately 1.3 million is living below the poverty line in Guinea-Bissau.

### Key findings and statistics
- Timeframe covered: 1993–2003 (program developments since 1993).
- Poverty profile: "More than two-thirds of the population of approximately 1.3 million is living below the poverty line."
- Publication length: 34 pages.
- Series and identifiers:
  - Series: Country Report No. 2005/094
  - Issue: 094
  - Volume: 2005
  - Stock No: 1GNBEA2005003
  - ISBN: 9781451815788
  - ISSN: 1934-7685
  - DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451815788.002

### Subjects and keywords (as listed)
- Subjects: Arrears, Commercial banks, Debt service, Economic sectors, Expenditure, External debt, Public enterprises
- Keywords: Arrears, banking system, CR, debt service, exchange rate, government commitment, government expenditure, government staffing level, ISCR, monetary policy, public enterprise, Public enterprises, real GDP, structural adjustment, transition government

### Lessons, challenges, and policy considerations (as summarized on page)
- Summarizes lessons learned from IMF-supported programs implemented since 1993.
- Identifies challenges for the near future facing Guinea-Bissau in stabilizing and reforming its economy.
- Considers possible future roles for the IMF in supporting Guinea-Bissau’s stabilization and reform agenda.

### Publication and access
- Publication type: IMF Staff Country Reports
- Publication date displayed: March 11, 2005
- Formats noted: PDF and additional formats via IMF eLibrary; options to order a print copy and create citations.
- Citation format provided (Chicago): International Monetary Fund. "Guinea-Bissau: Ex Post Assessment of Performance Under Fund-Supported Programs, 1993-2003", IMF Staff Country Reports 2005, 094 (2005), accessed 9/10/2026, https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451815788.002

*International Monetary Fund. "Guinea-Bissau: Ex Post Assessment of Performance Under Fund-Supported Programs, 1993-2003", IMF Staff Country Reports 2005, 094 (2005).*

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