Guinea-Bissau: Second Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper
IMF Staff Country Reports, December 14, 2011
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- Published: December 14, 2011
- Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781463928506.002
Economic performance and recent trends
- After a long period of recession since the beginning of 2000, the economy showed a slight recovery in 2007 and "entered a new growth spurt in 2008."
- Fiscal outcomes improved sharply following the recovery:
- Budget deficit averaged 10 percent of GDP between 2005 and 2007.
- Budget deficit reduced to 3.2 percent in 2008.
- Budget deficit reduced to 3.0 percent in 2009.
Fiscal adjustments and drivers
- The reduction in the budget deficit was achieved by:
- Raising more revenue domestically.
- Controlling expenses.
Policy focus and subject areas covered
- The paper reports on economic and financial reforms in Guinea-Bissau with attention to:
- Education, Gender, Health, Population and demographics, Poverty, Women.
- Keywords associated with the report include:
- absolute poverty, balance of payments, CR, economic growth, ISCR, management system, private sector, reform program, Sub-Saharan Africa, Women.
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- Publication date shown on the landing page: December 14, 2011.
- Series designation displayed: IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report No. 2011/353.
- Length indicated on the page: Pages: 127.
International Monetary Fund. "Guinea-Bissau: Second Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper", IMF Staff Country Reports 2011, 353 (2011).
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- Guinea-Bissau: Second Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper; IMF Country Report 11/353; June 2011
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