## Guinea-Bissau: Second Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper

_IMF Staff Country Reports, December 14, 2011_

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## Bibliographic details
- Published: December 14, 2011
- Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781463928506.002

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### 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.

### Document identification (as presented on the page)
- 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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