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Guinea-Bissau: First Review Under the Three-Year Arrangement Under the Extended Credit Facility and Financing Assurances Review-Staff Report; Staff Statement; Press Release on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for Guinea-Bissau

December 22, 2010

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Guinea-Bissau: First Review Under the Three-Year Arrangement Under the Extended Credit Facility and Financing Assurances Review-Staff Report; Staff Statement; Press Release on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for Guinea-Bissau, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2010) accessed December 22, 2024

Summary

The paper highlights that Guinea-Bissau managed to maintain macroeconomic stability amid challenging political circumstances. The Executive Board agreed that the performance under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF)-supported program has been satisfactory in attaining substantial progress with structural reforms. They agreed that it has qualified for debt relief, including for topping-up assistance; the Board also stressed the need to maintain commitment to the successful implementation of economic reforms.

Subject: Arrears, Economic and financial statistics, External debt, Government finance statistics, Public financial management (PFM), Revenue administration, Tax administration core functions

Keywords: A. Program monitoring, Africa, Arrears, Budget support, Cooperation agreement, CR, Discussion of Guinea-Bissau, Financing, Government, Government finance statistics, Government's effort, HIPC completion point, ISCR, Sub-Saharan Africa, Tax administration core functions, West Africa, World Bank's International Development Association

Publication Details

  • Pages:

    77

  • Volume:

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  • DOI:

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  • Issue:

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  • Series:

    Country Report No. 2010/379

  • Stock No:

    1GNBEA2010002

  • ISBN:

    9781455213542

  • ISSN:

    1934-7685

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