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Paraguay: Second Review Under the Policy Coordination Instrument, Request for an Extension of the Policy Coordination Instrument, Modification of Targets, Inflation Band Consultation, and Request of Arrangement under the Resilience and Sustainability Facility-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Paraguay

January 4, 2024

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Paraguay: Second Review Under the Policy Coordination Instrument, Request for an Extension of the Policy Coordination Instrument, Modification of Targets, Inflation Band Consultation, and Request of Arrangement under the Resilience and Sustainability Facility-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Paraguay, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2024) accessed December 25, 2024

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Summary

Paraguay's economy is set to grow at around 4.5 percent in 2023, led by robust agricultural production and exports combined with high electricity generation. Inflation has receded rapidly allowing for a reduction of the monetary policy rate to the current 7.25 percent. The fiscal position of the central government is weaker than projected during the 1st PCI review, with a deficit of 4.1 percent of GDP in 2023, not least due to settlement of outstanding claims. The external current account reversed into a surplus. President Santiago Peña took office in August.

Subject: Climate change, Commodities, Electricity, Environment, International organization, Monetary policy, Public debt

Keywords: BCP credit survey, Climate change, Electricity, Global, Inflation expectation, Inflation-targeting regime, RSF request, Sound capacity, South America

Publication Details

  • Pages:

    115

  • Volume:

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  • DOI:

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  • Issue:

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  • Series:

    Country Report No. 2024/001

  • Stock No:

    1PRYEA2024001

  • ISBN:

    9798400261237

  • ISSN:

    1934-7685

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