IMF Staff Country Reports

Islamic Republic of Mauritania: Request for an Extension of the Extended Credit Facility Arrangement-Staff Report

December 11, 2020

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International Monetary Fund. Middle East and Central Asia Dept. "Islamic Republic of Mauritania: Request for an Extension of the Extended Credit Facility Arrangement-Staff Report", IMF Staff Country Reports 2020, 315 (2020), accessed 12/7/2025, https://doi.org/10.5089/9781513563732.002

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Summary

The authorities have requested a three-month extension of the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) arrangement set to expire on December 5, 2020. The three-year arrangement was approved by the Executive Board on December 6, 2017 with access of SDR 115.92 million (90 percent of quota); additional access of SDR 20.24 million (about 15.7 percent of quota) was approved on September 2, 2020. On April 23, 2020, the Board also approved the disbursement of SDR 95.68 million (about 74.3 percent of quota) under the Rapid Credit Facility to address urgent balance of payment needs due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Subject: Health, International organization, Monetary policy

Keywords: COVID-19, disbursement of SDR, ECF arrangement, priority program, program discussion, program objective