Gabon: 2012 Article IV Consultation

March 8, 2013

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Gabon: 2012 Article IV Consultation, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2013) accessed December 22, 2024

Also available in: français

Summary

Economic growth has been robust under favorable conditions in Gabon, but has not been inclusive enough, leaving one-third of its population in poverty. Building larger fiscal buffers, backed by a more prudent fiscal stance, will be critical to withstand possible negative oil price shocks. Efforts are under way to improve the management, and transparency of public finance must be carried out vigorously. Comprehensive policies are needed to support a diversified and more inclusive economic growth that is rich in employment opportunities.

Subject: Commodities, Expenditure, Oil, Oil prices, Prices, Public financial management (PFM), Public investment and public-private partnerships (PPP), Public investment spending

Keywords: Central Africa, CR, Economic development development plan, Executive Board assessment, Global, Investment, Investment program, ISCR, Oil, Oil price development, Oil prices, Plan Stratégique Gabon emergent, Price, Public finance, Public investment and public-private partnerships (PPP), Public investment spending, Sub-Saharan Africa

Publication Details

Pages:

78
Volume:

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DOI:

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Issue:

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Series:

Country Report No. 2013/055
Stock No:

1GABEA2013001
ISBN:

9781475549935
ISSN:

1934-7685

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