Liberia: Enhanced Initiative for Heavily Indebted Poor Countries-Completion Point Document and Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative

July 6, 2010

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Liberia: Enhanced Initiative for Heavily Indebted Poor Countries-Completion Point Document and Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2010) accessed December 22, 2024

Summary

The Liberia Poverty Reduction Strategy (LPRS) was completed in March 2008. Since reaching the decision point in March 2008, Liberia has maintained macroeconomic stability. The global financial crisis adversely impacted Liberia shortly after the LPRS was released. Investments were postponed, and export revenues were sharply reduced in the rubber sector as external demand weakened. The authorities’ strict adherence to a cash-based balanced budget, in place since February 2006, has contributed substantially to regaining fiscal discipline, putting debt on a downward path while also increasing pro-poor expenditures.

Subject: Asset and liability management, Debt management, Debt relief, Debt service, External debt, Financial institutions, Government debt management, Public financial management (PFM), Stocks

Keywords: CR, Debt forgiveness, Debt management, Debt relief, Debt service, Exchange rate, Global, Government debt management, HIPC assistance, ISCR, Liberian authorities, PFM reform agenda, Present value, Stocks, Sub-Saharan Africa

Publication Details

Pages:

63
Volume:

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DOI:

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Series:

Country Report No. 2010/192
Stock No:

1LBREA2010002
ISBN:

9781455202447
ISSN:

1934-7685

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