Cameroon: Staff Report for the 2009 Article IV Consultation and Request for disbursement Under the Rapid-Access Component of the Exogenous Shocks Facility
IMF Staff Country Reports, November 23, 2009
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- Published: November 23, 2009
- Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451808308.002
Key findings and assessment
- The economy of Cameroon remains vulnerable to commodity shocks, especially from oil.
- Reducing poverty is a continuing challenge.
- The authorities are eager to set the economy on a higher-growth path that can lower poverty.
- IMF staff welcomes the accelerated implementation of structural measures to increase the economy’s resilience to shocks.
- IMF staff supports the authorities’ request for the rapid-access component of the Exogenous Shocks Facility (RAC-ESF).
Policy recommendations and IMF position
- Support for disbursement under the Rapid-Access Component of the Exogenous Shocks Facility (RAC-ESF) to address vulnerability from external shocks.
- Continued implementation of structural measures to enhance shock resilience and promote higher, poverty-reducing growth.
Document and publication metadata (selected)
- Publication date: November 23, 2009
- Pages: 68
- Issue: 318
- Series: Country Report No. 2009/318
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451808308.002
- ISBN: 9781451808308
Cameroon: Staff Report for the 2009 Article IV Consultation and Request for disbursement Under the Rapid-Access Component of the Exogenous Shocks Facility
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