Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe: Selected Issues and Statistical Appendix
IMF Staff Country Reports, October 10, 2006
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Bibliographic details
- Published: October 10, 2006
- Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451835090.002
Overview
- Publication date: October 10, 2006
- Series: Country Report No. 2006/329, Issue 329
- Pages: 94
- Volume: 2006
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451835090.002
- ISBN: 9781451835090
- ISSN: 1934-7685
- Summary of scope:
- Reviews the background and the existing institutional framework for oil sector development in São Tomé and Príncipe.
- Discusses challenges faced in implementing transparency rules in all oil-related transactions.
- Provides a quantitative analysis of the impact of oil sector development on government receipts, spending, and savings.
- Discusses the determinants of inflation from a statistical point of view and shows an analysis of the weak relationship between money growth and inflation.
Oil sector institutional framework and transparency
- Major themes:
- Background and existing institutional framework for oil sector development in São Tomé and Príncipe.
- Challenges in implementing transparency rules in all oil-related transactions.
- Key points extracted from the content:
- The paper reviews institutional arrangements relevant for oil development.
- The paper identifies implementation challenges for transparency in oil-related transactions.
Fiscal impact of oil sector development
- Quantitative focus:
- Analysis centers on the impact of oil sector development on:
- Government receipts
- Government spending
- Government savings
- Findings stated in the source:
- The paper provides a quantitative analysis of the impact of oil sector development on government receipts, spending, and savings.
Inflation determinants and monetary analysis
- Statistical analysis:
- Discusses the determinants of inflation from a statistical point of view.
- Presents an analysis showing a weak relationship between money growth and inflation.
- Methodological keywords present in the source:
- error-correction inflation equation
- money growth
- exchange rate depreciation
Subjects and keywords (as provided)
- Subject: Commodities, Exchange rates, Foreign exchange, Inflation, Oil, Oil prices, Oil, gas and mining taxes, Prices, Taxes
- Keywords: Africa, CR, error-correction inflation equation, exchange rate depreciation, Exchange rates, funding amount, gas and mining taxes, Inflation, ISCR, money growth, Oil, oil price, Oil prices, Sãotomean authorities, Sub-Saharan Africa
International Monetary Fund. "Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe: Selected Issues and Statistical Appendix", IMF Staff Country Reports 2006, 329 (2006), DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451835090.002