Burkina Faso: Staff Report for the 2011 Article IV Consultation and the Third Review Under the Extended Credit Facility: Staff Report; Staff Supplement; Public Information Notice and Press Release on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for Burkina Faso

July 2, 2012

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Burkina Faso: Staff Report for the 2011 Article IV Consultation and the Third Review Under the Extended Credit Facility: Staff Report; Staff Supplement; Public Information Notice and Press Release on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for Burkina Faso, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2012) accessed November 22, 2024

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Summary

This 2011 Article IV Consultation and the Third Review Under the Extended Credit Facility for Burkina Faso highlights that the authorities have maintained fiscal consolidation efforts while mitigating the impact of exogenous shocks. Executive Directors have welcomed the authorities’ sustained implementation of sound policies and structural reforms, which has contributed to robust economic growth, low inflation, and a broadly favorable external position. Directors have encouraged the authorities to maintain fiscal discipline within the context of a medium-term fiscal framework while increasing investment and social spending.

Subject: Debt sustainability analysis, Expenditure, External debt, Public debt, Public financial management (PFM), Revenue administration

Keywords: Authorities' reform, Authorities request, Authority, CR, Debt, Debt sustainability analysis, Deficit, Executive board's discussion, Global, ISCR, Poverty reduction program, Weather shock, West Africa

Publication Details

Pages:

114
Volume:

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Series:

Country Report No. 2012/158
Stock No:

1BFAEA2012002
ISBN:

9781475505948
ISSN:

1934-7685

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Also available in French

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