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  "title": "The Gambia: Ex-Post Assessment of Longer-Term Program Engagement-an Update",
  "publication": "IMF Staff Country Reports, January 13, 2011",
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  "summary": "The performance of the Gambian economy has been strong in recent years. The authorities noted that in addition to providing financial resources, the program has helped to restore compliance with the rules on government borrowing from the Central Bank of The Gambia (CBG) following securitization arrangements between the government and the CBG, which allowed for CBG bridge financing in the absence of programmed EU budget support, and started TA in tax policy and administration, PFM, and liquidity forecasting. In the financial sector, progress has been made to preserve the solvency of banks.",
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      "content": "- The performance of the Gambian economy has been strong in recent years.\n- The program helped to restore compliance with the rules on government borrowing from the Central Bank of The Gambia (CBG) following securitization arrangements between the government and the CBG.\n- Securitization arrangements allowed for CBG bridge financing in the absence of programmed EU budget support.\n- Technical assistance (TA) was started in tax policy and administration, public financial management (PFM), and liquidity forecasting.\n- In the financial sector, progress has been made to preserve the solvency of banks."
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      "heading": "Fiscal policy and public financial management",
      "content": "- Restoration of compliance with rules on government borrowing from the CBG was achieved following securitization arrangements between the government and the CBG.\n- CBG bridge financing was utilized in the absence of programmed EU budget support.\n- TA initiated in:\n  - tax policy and administration\n  - public financial management (PFM)\n  - liquidity forecasting"
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      "content": "- Progress recorded toward preserving the solvency of banks."
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      "content": "- Publication date: January 13, 2011\n- Pages: 34\n- Volume: 2011\n- Issue: 015\n- Series: Country Report No. 2011/015\n- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781455213672.002\n- Stock No: 1GMBEA2011001\n- ISBN: 9781455213672\n- ISSN: 1934-7685\n- Subject: Budget planning and preparation, Expenditure, Fiscal policy, Public financial management (PFM), Revenue administration\n- Keywords: Budget planning and preparation, complicated financing expenditure, CR, EPA, EPA update, ex-post assessment, financial support, fuel import price, fund, Gambia, Global, ISCR, policy challenge\n\nSource: The Gambia: Ex-Post Assessment of Longer-Term Program Engagement-an Update (IMF Staff Country Reports, January 13, 2011).\n\n---\n\n Content in this bundle\n\n- Appendix I. Views of the Authorities\n  - Appendix I. Views of the Authorities (Markdown version){rel=\"alternate\" type=\"text/markdown\"}\n  - Appendix I. Views of the Authorities (PDF){rel=\"external\" type=\"application/pdf\"}\n\n---\n\nSource: https://www.imf.org/en/publications/cr/issues/2016/12/31/the-gambia-ex-post-assessment-of-longer-term-program-engagement-an-update-24568"
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    "The performance of the Gambian economy has been strong in recent years.",
    "The program helped to restore compliance with the rules on government borrowing from the Central Bank of The Gambia (CBG) following securitization arrangements between the government and the CBG.",
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    "Subject: Budget planning and preparation, Expenditure, Fiscal policy, Public financial management (PFM), Revenue administration",
    "Keywords: Budget planning and preparation, complicated financing expenditure, CR, EPA, EPA update, ex-post assessment, financial support, fuel import price, fund, Gambia, Global, ISCR, policy challenge",
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