Malawi: Staff Report for the 2000 Article IV Consultation and Request for a Three-Year Arrangement Under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility

February 20, 2001

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Malawi: Staff Report for the 2000 Article IV Consultation and Request for a Three-Year Arrangement Under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2001) accessed December 23, 2024

Summary

Although Malawi showed good economic performance under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility Arrangement, its poverty rate remained high. Executive Directors stressed the need to improve fiscal and monetary stances, and accelerate structural reforms. They appreciated the 10-point plan to improve budget management, and emphasized the need to sustain the soundness of the banking system. Directors agreed for further concessional assistance and urged the authorities to sustain efforts to improve data collection and dissemination, particularly in the area of fiscal statistics.

Subject: Arrears, Expenditure, External debt, Monetary base, Money, Poverty, Poverty reduction, Poverty reduction strategy

Keywords: Arrears, CR, Interim Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper, ISCR, Monetary base, Paris Club creditor, Poverty reduction, Poverty reduction strategy, PRGF arrangement, PRGF loan, SDR, Southern Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, Treasury bill auction

Publication Details

Pages:

98
Volume:

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Series:

Country Report No. 2001/038
Stock No:

1MWIEA0022001
ISBN:

9781451827972
ISSN:

1934-7685

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