Mali: 2015 Article IV Consultation, Fourth Review Under the Extended Credit Facility Arrangement, and Request for Modification of a Performance Criterion-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Mali
IMF Staff Country Reports, December 17, 2015
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- Mali: 2015 Article IV Consultation, Fourth Review Under the Extended Credit Facility Arrangement, and Request for Modification of a Performance Criterion-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Mali
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Bibliographic details
- Published: December 17, 2015
- Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781484303672.002
Program performance through June 2015
- Program performance through June was strong, with all performance criteria and most structural benchmarks met.
- The report is part of IMF Staff Country Reports and is identified as Country Report No. 2015/339, Issue 339, Volume 2015, Pages: 125.
2016 program fiscal stance and composition
- The 2016 program features a somewhat higher fiscal deficit compared with 2015 to allow for increased public investment and reconstruction spending.
- Emphasis on accommodation of increased public investment and reconstruction spending in 2016.
Structural component and policy measures
- The program’s structural component incorporates measures to:
- support continued revenue growth,
- strengthen public financial management,
- promote good governance.
External sector outlook
- The external current account is projected to strengthen in the near term but would weaken thereafter, mainly as a result of less favorable terms of trade.
Subject areas and keywords
- Subject: Expenditure, External debt, Public and publicly-guaranteed external debt, Public financial management (PFM), Revenue administration
- Keywords: CR, current account, deficit, disbursement of SDR, Executive Board assessment, Executive Board's discussion, Global, government, government chart, government property administration, ISCR, policy discussion, Public and publicly-guaranteed external debt, reconstruction spending, West Africa
Publication and access notes
- Date: December 17, 2015
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781484303672.002
- ISBN: 9781484303672
- ISSN: 1934-7685
- Stock No: 1MLIEA2015005
- Also available in French
Source: Mali: 2015 Article IV Consultation, Fourth Review Under the Extended Credit Facility Arrangement, and Request for Modification of a Performance Criterion-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Mali (IMF Staff Country Reports 2015, 339, December 17, 2015).