IMF Staff Country Reports

Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe: Selected Issues and Statistical Appendix

Publication Date:

October 10, 2006

Electronic Access:

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Summary:

The paper reviews the background and the existing institutional framework for oil sector development in São Tomé and Príncipe and the challenges faced in implementing transparency rules in all oil-related transactions. It provides a quantitative analysis of the impact of oil sector development on government receipts, spending, and savings, and discusses the determinants of inflation from a statistical point of view. It also shows an analysis of the weak relationship between money growth and inflation.

Series:

Country Report No. 2006/329

Subject:

Commodities Exchange rates Foreign exchange Inflation Oil Oil prices Oil, gas and mining taxes Prices Taxes