Republic of Equatorial Guinea: Request for an Extended Arrangement Under the Extended Fund Facility and Second Review Under the Staff-Monitored Program-Press Release, Staff Report, and Statement by the Executive Director

December 20, 2019

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Republic of Equatorial Guinea: Request for an Extended Arrangement Under the Extended Fund Facility and Second Review Under the Staff-Monitored Program-Press Release, Staff Report, and Statement by the Executive Director, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2019) accessed November 15, 2024

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Summary

This paper highlights Republic of Equatorial Guinea’s Request for an Extended Arrangement Under the Extended Fund Facility and Second Review Under the Staff-Monitored Program. The IMF-supported program aims at maintaining macroeconomic and financial stability, while improving social protection, fostering economic diversification, strengthening governance and fighting corruption. The Equatoguinean economy has been impacted by a sharp decline in oil prices and a secular decline in hydrocarbon output, which led to large macroeconomic imbalances and negative economic growth. Increasing transparency, improving governance and fighting corruption are critical to improve socio-economic outcomes. Structural reforms are expected to play a crucial role in supporting fiscal consolidation and improving growth prospects. The program comprises reforms to the business environment and other reforms to promote economic diversification and support the achievement of sustainable economic growth. Program implementation remains subject to some downside risks, including volatility in hydrocarbon prices, and Public Financial Management (PFM), governance and corruption vulnerabilities.

Subject: Arrears, External debt, Fiscal policy, Fiscal stance, Public financial management (PFM), Revenue administration

Keywords: Africa, Ambitious development plan, Amount, Anti-corruption framework, Arrears, Authorities of Equatorial Guinea, Authority, Corruption challenge, CR, Equatoguinean economy, Fiscal stance, Global, Governance, ISCR, Our Equato-Guinean authorities, Revised strategy, Sub-Saharan Africa

Publication Details

Pages:

106
Volume:

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Series:

Country Report No. 2019/384
Stock No:

1GNQEA2019001
ISBN:

9781513524016
ISSN:

1934-7685

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