## Sudan: Midyear Review of the 2004 Staff-Monitored Program

_IMF Staff Country Reports, June 6, 2005_

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## Bibliographic details
- Published: June 6, 2005
- Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451833751.002

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### Summary and purpose
- Midyear review of the 2004 Staff-Monitored Program (SMP) for Sudan.
- Review covers policy performance in the first half of 2004.

### Key findings
- Policy performance in the first half of 2004 was broadly in line with the program.
- All quantitative benchmarks were met.
- Most structural benchmarks were met.
- Real GDP growth has been stronger than anticipated under the program.
- Inflation pressures are rising.
- The current account deficit (cash basis) was 1½ percent of GDP, better than programmed, owing to a broad-based rise in exports and high private transfers.

### Subject coverage and keywords
- Subject: Commodities, Currencies, External debt, Monetary base, Money, Oil, Oil, gas and mining taxes, Taxes
- Keywords: cash basis, CR, Currencies, current account, debt service, exchange rate, fund staff estimate, gas and mining taxes, government, ISCR, Monetary base, monetary policy, Oil, oil revenue

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