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Republic of Congo: Enhanced Initiative for Heavily Indebted Poor Countries: Decision Point Document

April 24, 2006

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Republic of Congo: Enhanced Initiative for Heavily Indebted Poor Countries: Decision Point Document, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2006) accessed November 21, 2024

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Summary

This paper on the Enhanced Initiative for Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) for the Republic of Congo explains medium-to-long-term strategy for poverty reduction. Emerging from a conflict situation, and starting from a low base, Congo has made significant progress in implementing macroeconomic, financial, and structural reforms. Debt relief under the enhanced HIPC Initiative is expected to reduce Congo’s external debt by about one-third. The authorities have emphasized that Congo’s external debt remains unsustainably high and could further delay its economic and social reform programs.

Subject: Arrears, Asset and liability management, Debt Relief, Debt service, External debt, Oil, Oil, gas and mining taxes, Public debt

Keywords: Arrears, Central Africa, CFA franc, Congolese authorities, CR, Debt agency, Debt management, Debt relief, Debt service, Discount rate, Global, Government plan, ISCR, Oil revenue, Private sector, Public expenditure, Public finance, Real GDP, Reform program

Publication Details

  • Pages:

    65

  • Volume:

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  • DOI:

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  • Issue:

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  • Series:

    Country Report No. 2006/148

  • Stock No:

    1COGEA2006001

  • ISBN:

    9781451808605

  • ISSN:

    1934-7685

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Also available online in French