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Guinea-Bissau: Ex Post Assessment of Performance Under Fund-Supported Programs, 1993-2003

March 11, 2005

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Guinea-Bissau: Ex Post Assessment of Performance Under Fund-Supported Programs, 1993-2003, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2005) accessed December 23, 2024

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This paper reviews Ex-Post Assessment of Performance Under IMF-Supported Programs for Guinea-Bissau. More than two-thirds of the population of approximately 1.3 million is living below the poverty line in Guinea-Bissau. The paper describes developments under IMF-supported programs since 1993, when Guinea-Bissau embarked on a second round of stabilization and reform efforts. It summarizes the lessons learned and the challenges for the near future. Possible future role of IMF in Guinea-Bissau is also discussed.

Subject: Arrears, Commercial banks, Debt service, Economic sectors, Expenditure, External debt, Public enterprises

Keywords: Arrears, Banking system, CR, Debt service, Exchange rate, Government commitment, Government expenditure, Government staffing level, ISCR, Monetary policy, Public enterprise, Public enterprises, Real GDP, Structural adjustment, Transition government

Publication Details

  • Pages:

    34

  • Volume:

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  • DOI:

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  • Issue:

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  • Series:

    Country Report No. 2005/094

  • Stock No:

    1GNBEA2005003

  • ISBN:

    9781451815788

  • ISSN:

    1934-7685