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Projected % Change
   2009  2010
Real GDP 3.7 4
Consumer Prices 5.9 3.2
Source: World Economic Outlook (October 2009)
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Côte d'Ivoire and the IMF
Updated November 18, 2009

Show all items sorted by date | Annual Meetings Speeches (1) | Article IV Staff Reports (1) | Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (2) | IMF Survey Online (1) | IMF Surveys (2) | IMFC Statements (1) | Joint Staff Assessments (1) | Letters of Intent (4) | News Briefs (3) | Policy Framework Paper (2) | Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (1) | Press Releases (23) | Public Information Notices (5) | Publications (20) | Speeches (3) | Transcripts (18) 
Annual Meetings Speeches
September 29, 1999 -- Statement by the Hon. Tantely Andrianarivo, Governor of the IMF for Madagascar, on behalf of the African Governors, at the Joint Annual Discussion
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Article IV Staff Reports
September 10, 2007 -- Côte d'Ivoire: 2007 Article IV Consultation and Request for Emergency Post-Conflict Assistance-Staff Report; Staff Statement; Staff Supplement; Public Information Notice and Press Release on the Executive Board Discussion;
Series: Country Report No. 07/312
Notes: Also available online in French
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Heavily Indebted Poor Countries
March 12, 2002 -- HIPC Enhanced Initiative for Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) Preliminary Document
Provides a preliminary assessment of a country's eligibility for assistance under the HIPC Initiative, based on a Debt Sustainability Analysis, the track record of policy performance, and progress with developing a poverty reduction strategy. PDF File Size: 1256Kb
March 06, 1998 -- HIPC Decision Point Document
Makes recommendations for decisions by the Executive Boards of the IMF and World Bank regarding: eligibility, timing of decision point under the Initiative, assistance required to reach the sustainability targets, and the agreed policy measures which when implemented would trigger the completion point. PDF File Size: 652Kb
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IMF Survey Online
May 06, 2009 -- IMF Survey: Cote d'Ivoire Takes Big Step Toward Economic Recovery
After several years of civil conflict and flawed economic management, Cote d’Ivoire is set for a comeback. The authorities’ new economic program provides the platform for strengthening the economic recovery and establishing the foundation for robust growth and higher living standards.
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IMF Surveys
June 30, 2008 -- IMF Survey:
Food Price Crisis, Inflation Risks, Mark Plant, IMF and the Food Crisis, Multilateral Initiative, Middle East Regional OUtllok, Emerging Markets' Resilience, Côte d'Ivoire's Comeback, Ghana's Financial Reforms, Islamic Banks and Financial Stability, Report on IMF Governance, Tom Bernes, News Briefs PDF File Size: 695Kb
April 08, 2002 -- IMF Survey:
Spring meetings preview; Sovereign debt restructuring proposal; Evaluation of fiscal adjustment; Monterrey Consensus; Conference on inflation targeting; IMF loan to Cote d'Ivoire; Poverty conference; HIV/AIDS in southern Africa. PDF File Size: 392Kb
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IMFC Statements
April 12, 2008 -- IMFC Statement by His Excellency Paul Toungui, Minister of State, Minister of Economy, Finance, Budget, and Privatization, Gabon
On behalf of: Benin, Burkina Faso, Central African Republic, Côte d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of Congo, Union of the Comoros, Cape Verde, Djibouti, Gabon, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Republic of Equatorial Guinea, Republic of Madagascar, Mali, Islamic Republic of Mauritania, Mauritius, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe, Chad, Togo. PDF File Size: 181Kb
September 24, 2000 -- Statement by Carlos Saito G-24 Chairman to the Second Meeting of the International Monetary and Financial Committee, September 24, 2000
Speaking as the Chairman of the Intergovernmental Group of 24 on International Monetary Affairs
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Joint Staff Assessments
March 13, 2002 -- Interim Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper Joint Staff Assessment
Evaluates the strengths and weaknesses of a country's poverty reduction objectives and strategies, and in it the staffs of the IMF and World Bank make recommendations about whether the PRSP or IPRSP provides a sound basis for concessional assistance from the Bank and Fund, as well as for debt relief under the Enhanced Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) Debt Initiative. PDF File Size: 401Kb
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Letters of Intent
March 13, 2009 -- Côte d'Ivoire -- Letter of Intent, Memorandum of Economic and Financial Policies, and Technical Memorandum of Understanding, March 13, 2009
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July 12, 2007 -- Côte d'Ivoire -- Letter of Intent, Memorandum of Economic and Financial Policies, and Technical Memorandum of Understanding, July 12, 2007
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March 11, 2002 -- Côte d'Ivoire Letter of Intent, Memorandum of Economic and Financial Policies, and Technical Memorandum of Understanding, March 11, 2002
This Letter of Intent of the government of Côte d'Ivoire describes the policies that Côte d'Ivoire intends to implement in the context of its request for financial support from the IMF.
August 13, 2001 -- Côte d'Ivoire Letter of Intent, Memorandum of Economic and Financial Policies, and Technical Memorandum of Understanding August 13, 2001
This memorandum describes the policies that Côte d'Ivoire is implementing in the framework of a staff-monitored program.
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News Briefs
April 30, 2002 -- News Brief: African Regional Technical Assistance Center to be Established in Abidjan
April 25, 2002 -- News Brief: IMF Managing Director Horst Köhler to visit Tanzania, Democratic Republic of Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Burkina Faso and Ghana
April 02, 2002 -- News Brief: IMF Gives Final Approval of PRGF Arrangement for Côte d'Ivoire
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Policy Framework Paper
July 12, 1998 -- Côte d'Ivoire Policy Framework Paper: Enhanced Structural Adjustment Facility Policy Framework Paper, 1998-2001 - Tables 1, 2 and 5; Privatization Program, 1997-2000
Prepared by the member country in collaboration with the staffs of the IMF and the World Bank. Describes the authorities' economic objectives, macroeconomic and structural policies for three-year adjustment programs supported by ESAF resources, as well as associated external financing needs and major sources of financing.
March 04, 1998 -- Policy Framework Papers -- Cote d'Ivoire -- Enhanced Structural Adjustment Facility Policy Framework Paper, 1998-2000 -- Table of Contents
Prepared by the Ivoirien Authorities in cooperation with the staffs of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank Staffs
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Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper
January 31, 2002 -- Côte d'Ivoire - Interim Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper--Table of Contents, January, 2002
Summarizes the current knowledge and assessment of a country's poverty situation, describes the existing poverty reduction strategy, identifies gaps in poverty data, diagnotics, and monitoring capacity, and lays out the process for addressing these gaps and producing a fully developed Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper in a participatory fashion.
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Press Releases
November 18, 2009 -- New Press Release: IMF Executive Board Completes First Review Under Côte d'Ivoire’s PRGF Arrangement, Approves US$57.3 Million Disbursement
September 17, 2009 -- Press Release: Statement at the Conclusion of an IMF Staff Mission to Côte d'Ivoire
May 27, 2009 -- Press Release: Statement by IMF Managing Director Strauss-Kahn at the Conclusion of his Visit to Côte d’Ivoire
May 21, 2009 -- Press Release: IMF Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn to Visit the Democratic Republic of the the Congo and Côte d'Ivoire
March 27, 2009 -- Press Release: IMF Executive Board Approves US$565.7 Million PRGF Arrangement for Côte d'Ivoire
December 22, 2008 -- Press Release: IMF and World Bank Consider Côte d'Ivoire Eligible for Assistance Under the Enhanced Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) Initiative
October 09, 2008 -- Press Release: Statement at the Conclusion of an IMF Staff Mission to Côte d'Ivoire
June 20, 2008 -- Press Release: Statement of an IMF Mission at the Conclusion of a Staff Visit to Côte d'Ivoire
April 07, 2008 -- Press Release: IMF Approves US$66.2 Million in Emergency Post-Conflict Assistance for Côte d'Ivoire
March 03, 2008 -- Press Release: Statement of an IMF Staff Mission at the Conclusion of a Staff Visit to Côte d'Ivoire
November 27, 2007 -- Press Release: Statement by the IMF Mission to Côte d'Ivoire
August 03, 2007 -- Press Release: IMF Executive Board Approves US$62.2 Million in Emergency Post-Conflict Assistance for Côte d'Ivoire
May 29, 2007 -- Press Release: Statement by an IMF staff Delegation in Côte d'Ivoire
May 16, 2007 -- Press Release: Statement at the Conclusion of an IMF Staff Mission to Côte d'Ivoire
May 23, 2006 -- Press Release: Statement by IMF Mission to Côte d'Ivoire
April 27, 2006 -- Press Release: Statement by IMF Managing Director Rodrigo de Rato Following a Meeting with the Prime Minister Charles Konan Banny of Côte d'Ivoire
May 29, 2003 -- Press Release: Inauguration of the West Africa Regional Technical Assistance Center (AFRITAC)
March 27, 2002 -- Press Release: IMF Approves in Principle US$365 Million PRGF Arrangement for Côte d'Ivoire
March 19, 1998 -- Press Release: IMF and World Bank Approve Exceptional Assistance to Cote d'Ivoire under the HIPC Initiative
March 17, 1998 -- Press Release: IMF Approves Three-Year Arrangement Under the ESAF for Cote d'Ivoire
June 14, 1996 -- Press Release: IMF Approves Third Annual ESAF Loan for Cote d'Ivoire
May 22, 1995 -- Press Release: IMF Approves Second Annual Loan for Cote d'Ivoire Under the ESAF