Senegal and the IMF

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Contents

Introduction

Recent Economic Developments, 1994-97

Objectives and Strategies for 1998-2000

Macroeconomic Policies
    Fiscal and Tax Policy
    Revenue
    Expenditure
        Current expenditure
        Capital expenditure
        Other expenditure
    Monetary and Credit Policies
    Improvement of Statistics

Structural and Sectoral Policies
    Reform of the energy sector
    Restructuring the public and parapublic sectors
    Reform of the legal framework and of the judicial system
    Private sector development
    Tariff reform in the WAEMU context
    Central government reform
    Transport policy
    Sectoral reforms in agriculture, livestock,
    fishing, mining, and tourism
        Agricultural sector
        Livestock sector
        Fishing sector
        Mining sector
        Tourism sector

Human and Natural Resource Development
    Education policy
    Health policy
    Poverty alleviation
    Expanding the role of women
    Protection of the environment

Financing Requirement and Debt Sustainability

Tables

1. Senegal: Summary and Timetable of Macroeconomic and Structural Adjustment Measures, 1998-2000
   
2. Senegal: Selected Economic and Financial Indicators, 1994-2000
   
3. Senegal: External Financing Needs and Resources, 1996-2000
   
4. Senegal: Key Debt Sustainability Indicators--Baseline Scenario
   
5. Senegal: Selected Demographic and Social Indicators