## Central African Republic: Technical Assistance Report-Governance Diagnostic Report

_IMF Staff Country Reports, January 7, 2021_

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## Bibliographic details
- Published: January 7, 2021
- Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781513566139.002

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### Executive summary
- The gradual return to peace in the Central African Republic (CAR) promises stronger and more equitable growth.
- The country faces serious constraints: a security situation that remains vulnerable and an economy in the throes of reconstruction, including in terms of the government’s administrative capacities.
- These constraints are reflected in problems of governance and greater vulnerability to corruption, which find a favorable breeding ground in the country’s weak capacities and result in resource allocations and uses that are sometimes inadequate.
- The authorities are aware of these weaknesses and have emphasized a national strategy to fight corruption and, more generally, to improve governance as a factor of development.

### Key findings
- Governance weaknesses are linked to limited administrative capacity amid reconstruction.
- Vulnerability to corruption is heightened by weak institutional capacities and inadequate resource allocation and use.
- The security situation’s fragility compounds governance and administrative challenges.
- Authorities prioritize a national anti-corruption strategy and governance improvements.

### Thematic scope and subjects covered
- Anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT)
- Civil service
- Corruption
- Customs administration core functions
- Tax administration core functions

### Keywords and technical terms preserved from the report
- accounting officer
- CAR authorities
- CR
- government capacity
- government coffers
- government credibility
- government website
- ISCR
- net government position
- organic law

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