The Gambia: Fourth Review under the Extended Credit Facility Arrangement, Request for a Waiver of Nonobservance and Modification of a Performance Criterion, and Financing Assurances Review - Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for The Gambia

June 27, 2022

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The Gambia: Fourth Review under the Extended Credit Facility Arrangement, Request for a Waiver of Nonobservance and Modification of a Performance Criterion, and Financing Assurances Review - Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for The Gambia, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2022) accessed December 24, 2024

Summary

This paper discusses The Gambia’s Fourth Review under the Extended Credit Facility Arrangement, Request for a Waiver of Nonobservance and Modification of a Performance Criterion, and Financing Assurances Review. Despite the various waves of the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, the Gambian economy grew by 4.3 percent in 2021 and is expected to grow by 5.6 percent in 2022. Growth is projected to reach 5.6 percent in 2022, predicated on strong remittance inflows, a robust expansion of the construction sector, and large public investment projects. The repercussions of the war in Ukraine intensify inflationary pressures, exacerbate pandemic-related uncertainties, dampen tourism prospects, and disrupt the supply of food and agricultural inputs. The central bank took initial measures to contain inflationary pressures, as inflation reached 11.7 percent at end-April 2022. The authorities remain committed to strong policy measures and structural reforms, including on fiscal management, State-Owned Enterprises, and governance.

Subject: External debt, International organization, Monetary policy, Public debt, Revenue administration

Keywords: Authorities' spending rationalization effort, Budget support, Debt service, Debt sustainability analysis, ECF arrangement, Financing assurances review, Gambia tax management system, Global, Monetary policy stance, Procurement authority, Spending needs, Transparency policy, West Africa

Publication Details

Pages:

115
Volume:

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Series:

Country Report No. 2022/195
Stock No:

1GMBEA2022001
ISBN:

9798400214769
ISSN:

1934-7685

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