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Benin: 2008 Article IV Consultation and Fourth Review Under the Three-Year Arrangement Under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility and Request for Augmentation of Access — Staff Report; Public Information Notice and Press Release on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for Benin

July 16, 2008

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Benin: 2008 Article IV Consultation and Fourth Review Under the Three-Year Arrangement Under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility and Request for Augmentation of Access — Staff Report; Public Information Notice and Press Release on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for Benin, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2008) accessed November 21, 2024

Summary

This 2008 Article IV Consultation highlights that in the last two years, Benin has experienced a pickup in growth and low inflation supported by prudent fiscal policies and external debt relief. However, progress in addressing core economic vulnerabilities has fallen short of expectations, and the external environment has become less favorable with a strengthening CFA franc adding to competitiveness concerns and surging food and fuel prices accentuating a deterioration in the terms of trade. The surplus on the narrowly defined primary budget is projected to decline to 0.5 percent of GDP in 2008.

Subject: Agricultural commodities, Commodities, External debt, Fiscal policy, Fiscal stance, Food prices, Poverty, Poverty reduction strategy, Prices, Revenue administration

Keywords: Agricultural commodities, CR, Fiscal stance, Food prices, Global, Growth facility, ISCR, Poverty reduction strategy, PRGF arrangement, PRGF loan, Request, Request for augmentation of access, Three-Year, Three-Year arrangement, West Africa

Publication Details

  • Pages:

    86

  • Volume:

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  • DOI:

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  • Issue:

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  • Series:

    Country Report No. 2008/230

  • Stock No:

    1BENEA2008005

  • ISBN:

    9781451803556

  • ISSN:

    1934-7685

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