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Jordan: Fifth Post-Program Monitoring Discussions: Staff Report; and Press Release on the Executive Board Consideration

August 10, 2007

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Jordan: Fifth Post-Program Monitoring Discussions: Staff Report; and Press Release on the Executive Board Consideration, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2007) accessed September 19, 2024

Summary

This paper focuses on the Fifth Post-Program Monitoring Discussions with Jordan. Jordan’s economic performance remains strong. Growth is robust, core inflation is contained, the current account deficit is narrowing, reserves are comfortable, and the fiscal situation continues to improve. The Fifth Post-Program Monitoring Discussions focused on a large current account deficit, still high public debt, and rapid credit growth. The authorities consider the outlook for the Jordanian economy as strong, including on growth, inflation, and the current account.

Subject: Balance of payments, Credit, Current account deficits, Economic and financial statistics, External debt, Government finance statistics, Monetary base, Money, Public debt

Keywords: CBJ authorities, Core inflation, CR, Current account deficits, Expansion warrant, Fifth Post-Program Monitoring Discussions, Fund, Fund position, Fund-supported program, Government finance statistics, ISCR, Jordan, Jordanian dinar, Lapse-of-time basis, Middle East, Monetary base, Monitoring

Publication Details

  • Pages:

    44

  • Volume:

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  • DOI:

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  • Issue:

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  • Series:

    Country Report No. 2007/284

  • Stock No:

    1JOREA2007002

  • ISBN:

    9781451820379

  • ISSN:

    1934-7685